[149] "Bhikkhus, the foremost (etadagga) among my bhikkhu disciples who are of great learning (bahussutā) is Ānanda. … of those who are possessed of mindfulness (satimantānaṃ), it is Ānanda. … of those who are quick in apprehension (gatimantānaṃ), it is Ānanda. … of those who are resolute (dhitimantānaṃ), it is Ānanda. … of those who are personal attendants (upaṭṭhākānaṃ), it is Ānanda. … of those who have large assemblies, it is Uruvelakassapa. … of those who inspire confidence in families, it is Kāḷudāyī. … of those who have few ailments, it is Bakkula.¹ … of those who recollect past abodes, it is Sobhita. … of those who are bearers of the Discipline (vinayadharānaṃ), it is Upāli. … of those who exhort the bhikkhunīs, it is Nandaka. … of those who guard the doors in the sense faculties (indriyesu guttadvārānaṃ), it is Nanda. … of those who exhort the bhikkhus, it is Mahākappina. … of those who are skilled in the fire element (tejodhātu), it is Sāgata. … of those who inspire eloquence (paṭibhāneyyakānaṃ), it is Rādha. … of those who wear coarse robes, it is Mogharāja."
The Fourth Vagga.
¹ The Burmese edition reads "Bākulo."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.