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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.124

  • Numbered Discourses 5.124Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.124
  • 13. Sick13. Gilānavagga

A Carer (2nd)Dutiyaupaṭṭhākasutta

“Mendicants, a carer with five qualities is not competent to care for a patient.“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato gilānupaṭṭhāko nālaṁ gilānaṁ upaṭṭhātuṁ. What five?Katamehi pañcahi? They’re unable to prepare medicine.Nappaṭibalo hoti bhesajjaṁ saṁvidhātuṁ; 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; They care for the sick for the sake of material benefits, not out of love.āmisantaro gilānaṁ upaṭṭhāti, no mettacitto; They’re disgusted to remove feces, urine, vomit, or spit.jegucchī hoti uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā vantaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā nīharituṁ; 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. A carer with these five qualities is not competent to care for a patient.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato gilānupaṭṭhāko nālaṁ gilānaṁ upaṭṭhātuṁ.

A carer with five qualities is competent to care for a patient.Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato gilānupaṭṭhāko alaṁ gilānaṁ upaṭṭhātuṁ. What five?Katamehi pañcahi? They’re able to prepare medicine.Paṭibalo hoti bhesajjaṁ saṁvidhātuṁ; They know what is suitable and unsuitable, so they remove what is unsuitable and supply what is suitable.sappāyāsappāyaṁ jānāti, asappāyaṁ apanāmeti, sappāyaṁ upanāmeti; They care for the sick out of love, not for the sake of material benefits.mettacitto gilānaṁ upaṭṭhāti, no āmisantaro; They’re not disgusted to remove feces, urine, vomit, or spit.ajegucchī hoti uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā vantaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā nīharituṁ; 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. A carer with these five qualities is competent to care for a patient.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato gilānupaṭṭhāko alaṁ gilānaṁ upaṭṭhātun”ti.

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