“The foremost of my monk disciples who want to train is Rāhula.“Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, mama sāvakānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ sikkhākāmānaṁ yadidaṁ rāhulo.
… who went forth out of faith is Raṭṭhapāla.… Saddhāpabbajitānaṁ yadidaṁ raṭṭhapālo.
… who are the first to pick up a ballot slip is Kuṇḍadhāna.… Paṭhamaṁ salākaṁ gaṇhantānaṁ yadidaṁ kuṇḍadhāno.
… who are eloquent poets is Vaṅgīsa.… Paṭibhānavantānaṁ yadidaṁ vaṅgīso.
… who are impressive all around is Upasena son of Vaṅgantā.… Samantapāsādikānaṁ yadidaṁ upaseno vaṅgantaputto.
… who assign lodgings is Dabba Mallaputta.… Senāsanapaññāpakānaṁ yadidaṁ dabbo mallaputto.
… who are beloved of the deities is Pilindavaccha.… devatānaṁ piyamanāpānaṁ yadidaṁ pilindavaccho.
… with swift insight is Bāhiya of the Bark Cloth.… Khippābhiññānaṁ yadidaṁ bāhiyo dārucīriyo.
… with brilliant speech is Kassapa the Prince.… Cittakathikānaṁ yadidaṁ kumārakassapo.
… who have attained the methods of textual analysis is Mahākoṭṭhita.”… Paṭisambhidāpattānaṁ yadidaṁ mahākoṭṭhito”ti.
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