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大比丘三千威儀 1.19

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If a bhikṣu accomplishes these ten qualities, he is permitted to ordain disciples and confer upon others the full ordination: accomplishing deportment, he fears and guards against minor faults; he has heard much and can uphold the teachings spoken by his master; he well recites the Vinaya in both sections and analyzes its meanings; he can instruct disciples in the training in higher morality, the training in higher mind, and the training in higher wisdom; he can dispel disciples' doubts and also cause others to dispel their doubts; he can treat disciples' illnesses and also cause others to treat their illnesses; if a disciple gives rise to evil wrong views, he can instruct him to abandon them and can also instruct others to cause him to abandon them; if a disciple gives rise to thoughts of his homeland, he can redirect his mind and also cause others to redirect it. If he has completed ten rains retreats or exceeded ten rains retreats and is endowed with the accomplishment of the ten qualities, he should confer upon others the full ordination. Knowing grave offenses, knowing light offenses, knowing coarse offenses, knowing offenses with remainder, knowing offenses without remainder, knowing the causal conditions of karman offenses and non-karman offenses, having completed ten rains retreats or exceeded ten rains retreats, and endowed with the accomplishment of the five qualities, he should confer upon others the full ordination, being able to instruct disciples in the training in higher morality, the training in higher mind, and the training in higher wisdom, with his conduct being scrupulous and mindfulness established before him. There is accomplishing five qualities: three qualities as above, intelligence, and eloquence. There is accomplishing five qualities: accomplishment in morality, accomplishment in concentration, accomplishment in wisdom, accomplishment in liberation, and accomplishment in the knowledge and vision of liberation. There is accomplishing five qualities: abiding in morality himself and teaching others to abide in morality, abiding in concentration himself and teaching others to abide in concentration, abiding in wisdom himself and teaching others to abide in wisdom, abiding in liberation himself and teaching others to abide in liberation, and abiding in the knowledge and vision of liberation himself and teaching others to abide in the knowledge and vision of liberation. Furthermore, accomplishing five qualities: accomplishing the aggregate of morality of an aśaikha, the aggregate of concentration of an aśaikha, the aggregate of wisdom of an aśaikha, the aggregate of liberation of an aśaikha, and the aggregate of the knowledge and vision of liberation of an aśaikha. Furthermore, accomplishing five qualities: being able to instruct disciples in higher morality and higher brahmacarya, knowing offenses and non-offenses, knowing what has been repented and what has not been repented, and having completed ten rains retreats or exceeded ten rains retreats, he should confer upon others the full ordination; ordaining śrāmaṇeras and serving as their niśraya are also like this.

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