Then 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.”