3.
The Discourse on the Beautiful
233.
"Monks, a resident monk possessed of five qualities adorns the residence.
Which five?
He is virtuous, etc.
having accepted the training rules he trains in them;
he is very learned, etc.
thoroughly penetrated by view;
he is of good speech, of good conversation, endowed with polished speech, distinct, free from drooling, capable of making the meaning clear;
he is competent to instruct, encourage, inspire, and gladden those who approach with a talk on the Teaching;
he is one who obtains at will, obtains without difficulty, obtains without trouble, the four meditative absorptions pertaining to the higher mind, which are pleasant abidings in the present life.
Monks, a resident monk possessed of these five qualities adorns the residence."
The third.