[236] When this was said, the Venerable Ānanda said to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, in what way is a bhikkhu fit to be called 'a wise man, an inquirer (vīmaṃsaka)'?"
"Ānanda, when a bhikkhu is skilled in the elements (dhātu), skilled in the sense bases (āyatana), skilled in dependent origination (paṭiccasamuppāda), and skilled in the possible and the impossible (ṭhānāṭhāna) — in this way, Ānanda, a bhikkhu is fit to be called 'a wise man, an inquirer.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.