Aṇguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka Nipāta
VI: Nīvaraṇa Vagga
The Book of the Gradual Sayings
The Book of the Fives
VI: The Hindrances
Sutta 59
Paṭhama Vuḍḍha-Pabbajita Suttaṃ
Hard to Find (a)[1]
Translated by E. M. Hare
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Once the Exalted One dwelt near Sāvatthī;
and there he addressed the monks, saying:
"Monks."
'Yes, lord,' they replied; and the Exalted One said:
"Monks, it is hard to find one,
gone forth when old,[2]
endowed with five qualities.
What five?
[65] Monks, it is hard to find one who is subtle-minded
gone forth when old,
hard to find one who is proper in deportment,
hard to find one who is very learned,
hard to find one who is a preacher of Dhamma,
hard to find one who has the Discipline by heart.
Monks, it is hard to find one,
gone forth when old,
endowed with these five qualities.'
[1] Dullabho, lit. hard to obtain.
[2] Cf. Harita's trouble at Brethr. 34.
