Corpse-workerCaṇḍālasutta

“Mendicants, a lay follower with five qualities is a corpse-worker, a stain, and a reject among lay followers.“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca. What five?Katamehi pañcahi? They’re faithless.Assaddho hoti; They’re unethical.dussīlo hoti; They follow boisterous, superstitious rites, believing in omens rather than deeds.kotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, maṅgalaṁ pacceti no kammaṁ; They seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations.ito ca bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati; And they make offerings there first.tattha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti. A lay follower with these five qualities is a corpse-worker, a stain, and a reject among lay followers.Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakacaṇḍālo ca hoti upāsakamalañca upāsakapatikuṭṭho ca.

A lay follower with five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers.Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañca. What five?Katamehi pañcahi? They’re faithful.Saddho hoti; They’re ethical.sīlavā hoti; They don’t practice boisterous, superstitious rites, and believe in deeds rather than omens.akotūhalamaṅgaliko hoti, kammaṁ pacceti no maṅgalaṁ; They don’t seek outside of the Buddhist community for those worthy of religious donations.na ito bahiddhā dakkhiṇeyyaṁ gavesati; And they don’t make offerings there first.idha ca pubbakāraṁ karoti. A lay follower with these five qualities is a gem, a pink lotus, and a white lotus among lay followers.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato upāsako upāsakaratanañca hoti upāsakapadumañca upāsakapuṇḍarīkañcā”ti.