an.5.272 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

A Meal Designator

“Mendicants, a person with five qualities should not be appointed as meal designator.
What five?
They make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they don’t know if a meal has been assigned or not.
A person with these five qualities should not be appointed as meal designator.
A person with five qualities should be appointed as meal designator.
What five?
They don’t make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a meal has been assigned or not.
A person with these five qualities should be appointed as meal designator.
A person with five qualities who has been appointed as meal designator should not be called upon … should be called upon … should be known as a fool … should be known as astute … they keep themselves broken and damaged … they keep themselves unbroken and undamaged … is cast down to hell … is raised up to heaven.
What five?
They don’t make decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. And they know if a meal has been assigned or not.
A meal designator with these five qualities is raised up to heaven.”