They told the Buddha. “You shouldn’t dismiss someone who is conducting himself properly. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct. And you should dismiss someone who isn’t conducting himself properly. If you don’t, you commit an offense of wrong conduct. If a student has five qualities, he should be dismissed: he doesn’t have much affection for his preceptor; he doesn’t have much confidence in his preceptor; he doesn’t have much conscience in regard to his preceptor; he doesn’t have much respect for his preceptor; he hasn’t developed his mind much under his preceptor. If a student has five qualities, he shouldn’t be dismissed: he has much affection for his preceptor; he has much confidence in his preceptor; he has much conscience in regard to his preceptor; he has much respect for his preceptor; he has developed his mind much under his preceptor. If a student has five qualities, he deserves to be dismissed: