Having done good,
he’s venerable and praiseworthy.
They praise him in this life,
and he departs to rejoice in heaven.”
Numbered Discourses 5.59 6. Hindrances Gone Forth When Old (1st)
“Mendicants, it’s hard to find someone gone forth when old who has five qualities. What five? It’s hard to find someone gone forth when old who is sophisticated, well-mannered, and learned, who can teach Dhamma, and has memorized the monastic law. It’s hard to find someone gone forth when old who possesses these five qualities.”
Numbered Discourses 5.60 6. Hindrances Gone Forth When Old (2nd)
“Mendicants, it’s hard to find someone gone forth when old who has five qualities. What five? It’s hard to find someone gone forth when old who is easy to admonish, retains what they learn, and learns respectfully, who can teach the Dhamma, and has memorized the monastic law. It’s hard to find someone gone forth when old who possesses these five qualities.”
Numbered Discourses 5.61 7. Perceptions Perceptions (1st)