There are ignorant teachers with knowledgeable pupils, incompetent teachers with competent pupils, uneducated teachers with learned pupils, and foolish teachers with wise pupils.” They told the Buddha. … “Is it true, monks, that this is happening?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked them … He then gave a teaching and addressed the monks: “An ignorant and incompetent monk shouldn’t give formal support. If he does, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. I allow a competent and capable monk who has ten or more years of seniority to give formal support.” The section on the ignorant and incompetent is finished.