A Judge

“Upāli, a mendicant should have ten qualities to be deemed a judge.What ten?It’s when a mendicant is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, rehearsing them, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically.Both monastic codes have been passed down to them in detail, well analyzed, well mastered, well evaluated in both the rules and accompanying material.They’re firm and unfaltering in the training.When there are opposing parties, they’re able to persuade, advocate, and convince them, make them see the other side and trust each other.They’re skilled in the instigation and settlement of disciplinary issues.They know what a disciplinary issue is.They know how a disciplinary issue originates.They know how a disciplinary issue ceases.They know the practical way leading to the cessation of a disciplinary issue.A mendicant should possess these ten qualities to be deemed a judge.”

“Dasahi kho, upāli, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ubbāhikāya sammannitabbo. Katamehi dasahi? Idhupāli, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti; pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto viharati ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu; bahussuto hoti sutadharo sutasannicayo, ye te dhammā ādikalyāṇā majjhekalyāṇā pariyosānakalyāṇā sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ abhivadanti, tathārūpāssa dhammā bahussutā honti dhātā vacasā paricitā manasānupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā; *sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ → satthā sabyañjanā (bj)ubhayāni kho panassa pātimokkhāni vitthārena svāgatāni honti suvibhattāni suppavattīni suvinicchitāni suttaso anubyañjanaso; vinaye kho pana ṭhito hoti asaṁhīro; paṭibalo hoti ubho atthapaccatthike saññāpetuṁ paññāpetuṁ nijjhāpetuṁ pekkhetuṁ pasādetuṁ; adhikaraṇasamuppādavūpasamakusalo hoti—adhikaraṇaṁ jānāti; adhikaraṇasamudayaṁ jānāti; adhikaraṇanirodhaṁ jānāti; adhikaraṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ jānāti. Imehi kho, upāli, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ubbāhikāya sammannitabbo”ti.

“Upāli, a mendicant should have ten qualities to be deemed a judge.“Dasahi kho, upāli, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ubbāhikāya sammannitabbo. What ten?Katamehi dasahi? It’s when a mendicant is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.Idhupāli, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti; pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto viharati ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu; They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, rehearsing them, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically.bahussuto hoti sutadharo sutasannicayo, ye te dhammā ādikalyāṇā majjhekalyāṇā pariyosānakalyāṇā sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ abhivadanti, tathārūpāssa dhammā bahussutā honti dhātā vacasā paricitā manasānupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā; *sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ → satthā sabyañjanā (bj)Both monastic codes have been passed down to them in detail, well analyzed, well mastered, well evaluated in both the rules and accompanying material.ubhayāni kho panassa pātimokkhāni vitthārena svāgatāni honti suvibhattāni suppavattīni suvinicchitāni suttaso anubyañjanaso; They’re firm and unfaltering in the training.vinaye kho pana ṭhito hoti asaṁhīro; When there are opposing parties, they’re able to persuade, advocate, and convince them, make them see the other side and trust each other.paṭibalo hoti ubho atthapaccatthike saññāpetuṁ paññāpetuṁ nijjhāpetuṁ pekkhetuṁ pasādetuṁ; They’re skilled in the instigation and settlement of disciplinary issues.adhikaraṇasamuppādavūpasamakusalo hoti—They know what a disciplinary issue is.adhikaraṇaṁ jānāti; They know how a disciplinary issue originates.adhikaraṇasamudayaṁ jānāti; They know how a disciplinary issue ceases.adhikaraṇanirodhaṁ jānāti; They know the practical way leading to the cessation of a disciplinary issue.adhikaraṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ jānāti. A mendicant should possess these ten qualities to be deemed a judge.”Imehi kho, upāli, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu ubbāhikāya sammannitabbo”ti.