[25] "And in what way, friends, when the Teacher dwells in seclusion, do the disciples train in seclusion? Here, friends, when the Teacher dwells in seclusion, the disciples train in seclusion: whatever qualities the Teacher has said should be abandoned, those qualities they abandon; and they are not indulgent, not lax; they cast off the burden of backsliding and lead the way in seclusion.
Herein, friends, the senior bhikkhus are worthy of praise on three grounds. 'When the Teacher dwells in seclusion, the disciples train in seclusion' — on this first ground the senior bhikkhus are worthy of praise. 'Whatever qualities the Teacher has said should be abandoned, those qualities they abandon' — on this second ground the senior bhikkhus are worthy of praise. 'They are not indulgent, not lax; they cast off the burden of backsliding and lead the way in seclusion' — on this third ground the senior bhikkhus are worthy of praise. Indeed, friends, the senior bhikkhus are worthy of praise on these three grounds.
Herein, friends, the bhikkhus of middle standing … the newly ordained bhikkhus are worthy of praise on three grounds. 'When the Teacher dwells in seclusion, the disciples train in seclusion' — on this first ground the newly ordained bhikkhus are worthy of praise. 'Whatever qualities the Teacher has said should be abandoned, those qualities they abandon' — on this second ground the newly ordained bhikkhus are worthy of praise. 'They are not indulgent, not lax; they cast off the burden of backsliding and lead the way in seclusion' — on this third ground the newly ordained bhikkhus are worthy of praise. Indeed, friends, the newly ordained bhikkhus are worthy of praise on these three grounds.
It is in this way, friends, that when the Teacher dwells in seclusion, the disciples train in seclusion."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.