1.1“Dasahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato thero bhikkhu yassaṁ yassaṁ disāyaṁ viharati, phāsuyeva viharati.“Mendicants, a senior mendicant with ten qualities lives comfortably in whatever region they live.1.2Katamehi dasahi?What ten?

1.3Thero hoti rattaññū cirapabbajito,They are long standing and have long gone forth.

1.4sīlavā hoti …pe…They’re ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.

1.5samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu, bahussuto hoti …pe…They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, reinforcing them by recitation, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically.

1.6diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdho, ubhayāni kho panassa pātimokkhāni vitthārena svāgatāni honti suvibhattāni suppavattīni suvinicchitāni suttaso anubyañjanaso,Both monastic codes have been passed down to them in detail, well analyzed, well mastered, well evaluated in both the rules and accompanying material.

1.7adhikaraṇasamuppādavūpasamakusalo hoti,They’re skilled in the instigation and settlement of disciplinary issues.

1.8dhammakāmo hoti piyasamudāhāro abhidhamme abhivinaye uḷārapāmojjo,They love the teachings and are a delight to converse with, being full of joy in the teaching and training.

1.9santuṭṭho hoti itarītaracīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārena,They’re content with any kind of robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.

1.10pāsādiko hoti abhikkantapaṭikkante susaṁvuto antaraghare nisajjāya,They look impressive when going out and coming back, and are well restrained when sitting in an inhabited area.

1.11catunnaṁ jhānānaṁ ābhicetasikānaṁ diṭṭhadhammasukhavihārānaṁ nikāmalābhī hoti akicchalābhī akasiralābhī,They get the four absorptions—blissful meditations in this life that belong to the higher mind—when they want, without trouble or difficulty.

1.12āsavānañca khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.

1.13Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dasahi dhammehi samannāgato thero bhikkhu yassaṁ yassaṁ disāyaṁ viharati, phāsuyeva viharatī”ti.A senior mendicant with these ten qualities lives comfortably in whatever region they live.”

1.14Aṭṭhamaṁ.