Nāga Sutta4
Sutta王家の象に必要な四つの資質——よく聞くこと、よく討つこと、よく耐えること、よく歩くこと——を挙げ、比丘を世間の尊敬と供養にふさわしくする資質の比喩とする経。
An elephant, to be fit for the royal stalls, should have four qualities: he should be a good listener (sotā), a good slayer (hantā), full of patience (khantā), and a good goer (gantā). A monk should have the four corresponding qualities to be fit to receive the respects and gifts of the world (A.ii.116 f)
AN 4.114
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