[402] "That bhikkhu is one who endures cold, heat, hunger, and thirst; the contact of gadflies, mosquitoes, wind, sun, and creeping creatures; rude and unwelcome courses of speech; and he is of such a nature as to bear up under arisen bodily feelings (vedanā) that are painful, racking, sharp, piercing, disagreeable, displeasing, and life-threatening. With all lust (rāga), hatred, and delusion struck down, purged of the astringent stains of defilement, he is worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of reverential salutation—an unsurpassed field of merit for the world."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.