← Aṅguttara NikāyaAN10.82Numbered Discourses 10.82SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Numbered Discourses 10.829. Senior MendicantsWith ĀnandaThen Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him:“Ānanda, it is quite impossible for a faithless mendicant to achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training.It is quite impossible for a mendicant who is unethical …unlearned …hard to admonish …with bad friends …lazy …unmindful …lacking contentment …of corrupt wishes …of wrong view to achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training.It is quite impossible for a mendicant with these ten qualities to achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training.It is quite possible for a faithful mendicant to achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training.It is quite possible for a mendicant who is ethical …a learned memorizer …easy to admonish …with good friends …energetic …mindful …contented …of few desires …of right view to achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training.It is quite possible for a mendicant with these ten qualities to achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training.”