Third on the confusion of the Teaching

Bhikkhus, these five things conduce to the confusion and disappearance of the good Teaching. What five?

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu learns the misinterpreted discourses, with words and letters misplaced. When the words and letters are misplaced the meaning is miscarried. Bhikkhus, this is the first thing that conduces to the confusion and disappearance of the good Teaching.

Again, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is unruly endowed with unruly things is not patient to advice and not taking up cleverly what is taught. Bhikkhus, this is the second thing that conduces to the confusion and disappearance of the good Teaching.

Again, bhikkhus, the learned bhikkhus who have inherited the Teaching and the Discipline with the headings do not recite the discourses to others carefully and at their demise the discourses have their roots cut and without a refuge Bhikkhus, this is the third thing that conduces to the confusion and disappearance of the good Teaching.

Again, bhikkhus, the elder bhikkhus given to abundance are lethargic giving up seclusions and the main aim do not arouse effort to attain the not yet attained and to realize the not yet realized. By that the later generation follow them and given to abundance become lethargic giving up seclusions and the main aim do not arouse effort to attain the not yet attained or to realize the not yet realized. Bhikkhus, this is the fourth thing that conduces to the confusion and disappearance of the good Teaching.

Again, bhikkhus, the Community of bhikkhus split. When the Community of bhikkhus split they revile and abuse each other, round up a certain one and abandon anotherṬhen the displeased do not pacify and out of the pleased a certain one changes his mind. Bhikkhus, this is the fifth thing that conduces to the confusion and disappearance of the good Teaching.

Bhikkhus, these five things conduce to the long standing, non-confusion and non- disappearance of the good Teaching. What five?

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu learns the rightly grasped discourses, with words and letters rightly placed. When the words and letters are rightly placed the meaning is correctly carried. Bhikkhus, this is the first thing that conduces to the long standing, non-confusion and non-disappearance of the good Teaching.

Again, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu is suave endowed with suave things is patient to advice and cleverly takes what is taught. Bhikkhus, this is the second thing that conduces to the long standing and non-confusion and non-disappearance of the good Teaching.

Again, bhikkhus, the learned bhikkhus who have inherited the Teaching and the Discipline with the headings recite the discourses to others carefully and at their demise the discourses do not have their roots cut and are with refuge Bhikkhus, this is the third thing that conduces to the long standing non-confusion and non-disappearance of the good Teaching.

Again, bhikkhus, the elder bhikkhus do not give to abundance are not lethargic not giving up seclusions and the main aim arouse effort to attain the not yet attained and to realize the not yet realized. By that the later generation follow them and do not give to abundance become lethargic not giving up seclusions and the main aim arouses effort to attain the not yet attained or to realize the not yet realized. Bhikkhus, this is the fourth thing that conduces to the long standing, non-confusion and non-disappearance of the good Teaching.

Again, bhikkhus, the Community of bhikkhus are united, pleasant and without a dispute abiding pleasantly reciting a single code of rules When the Community of bhikkhus are united they do not revile or abuse each other, or round up a certain one or abandon anotherṬhen the displeased pacify and out of the pleased a certin one becomes more pleased. Bhikkhus, this is the fifth thing that conduces to the long standing, non-confusion and non-disappearance of the good Teaching.