Gone Forth When Old (2nd)Dutiyavuḍḍhapabbajitasutta

“Mendicants, it’s hard to find someone gone forth when old who has five qualities.Pañcahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato dullabho vuḍḍhapabbajito. What five?Katamehi pañcahi? 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.Dullabho, bhikkhave, vuḍḍhapabbajito suvaco, dullabho suggahitaggāhī, dullabho padakkhiṇaggāhī, dullabho dhammakathiko, dullabho vinayadharo. It’s hard to find someone gone forth when old who possesses these five qualities.”Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato dullabho vuḍḍhapabbajito”ti.