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Numbered Discourses 5.124 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.124
13. Sick – 13. Gilānavagga
AN 5.124 A Carer (2nd) – Dutiyaupaṭṭhākasutta
1.1
“Bhikkhū, a carer with five qualities is not competent to care for a patient.
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato gilānupaṭṭhāko nālaṁ gilānaṁ upaṭṭhātuṁ.
1.2
What five?
Katamehi pañcahi?
1.3
They’re unable to prepare medicine.
Nappaṭibalo hoti bhesajjaṁ saṁvidhātuṁ;
1.4
They don’t know what is suitable and unsuitable, so they supply what is unsuitable and remove what is suitable.
sappāyāsappāyaṁ na jānāti, asappāyaṁ upanāmeti, sappāyaṁ apanāmeti;
1.5
They care for the sick for the sake of material benefits, not out of love.
āmisantaro gilānaṁ upaṭṭhāti, no mettacitto;
1.6
They’re disgusted to remove feces, urine, vomit, or spit.
jegucchī hoti uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā vantaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā nīharituṁ;
1.7
They’re unable to educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire the patient with a Dhamma talk from time to time.
nappaṭibalo hoti gilānaṁ kālena kālaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetuṁ samādapetuṁ samuttejetuṁ sampahaṁsetuṁ.
1.8
A carer with these five qualities is not competent to care for a patient.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato gilānupaṭṭhāko nālaṁ gilānaṁ upaṭṭhātuṁ.
2.1
A carer with five qualities is competent to care for a patient.
Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato gilānupaṭṭhāko alaṁ gilānaṁ upaṭṭhātuṁ.
2.2
What five?
Katamehi pañcahi?
2.3
They’re able to prepare medicine.
Paṭibalo hoti bhesajjaṁ saṁvidhātuṁ;
2.4
They know what is suitable and unsuitable, so they remove what is unsuitable and supply what is suitable.
sappāyāsappāyaṁ jānāti, asappāyaṁ apanāmeti, sappāyaṁ upanāmeti;
2.5
They care for the sick out of love, not for the sake of material benefits.
mettacitto gilānaṁ upaṭṭhāti, no āmisantaro;
2.6
They’re not disgusted to remove feces, urine, vomit, or spit.
ajegucchī hoti uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā vantaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā nīharituṁ;
2.7
They’re able to educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire the patient with a Dhamma talk from time to time.
paṭibalo hoti gilānaṁ kālena kālaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetuṁ samādapetuṁ samuttejetuṁ sampahaṁsetuṁ.
2.8
A carer with these five qualities is competent to care for a patient.”
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato gilānupaṭṭhāko alaṁ gilānaṁ upaṭṭhātun”ti.
2.9
Catutthaṁ.