Novices

Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with five things should ordain a novice. What five?

Here, bhikkhus, the bhikkhu should be endowed with the mass of virtues, ... re ... mass of concentration, ... re ... mass of wisdom, ... re ... mass of release, ... re ... and the mass of knowledge and vision of release of one gone beyond the training. Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these five things should ordain a novice.