[168] Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is faithful (saddho) but not virtuous (sīlavā): thus he is incomplete with respect to that factor. He should fulfil that factor, thinking: "How can I be both faithful and virtuous?" But when, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is both faithful and virtuous, then he is complete with respect to that factor.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is faithful and virtuous, but not learned (bahussuto): thus he is incomplete with respect to that factor. He should fulfil that factor, thinking: "How can I be faithful, virtuous, and learned?" But when, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is faithful, virtuous, and learned, then he is complete with respect to that factor.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is faithful, virtuous, and learned, but not a speaker on the Dhamma (dhammakathiko) … a speaker on the Dhamma, but not one who frequents assemblies (parisāvacaro) … one who frequents assemblies, but not one who teaches the Dhamma to the assembly with confidence (visārado) … one who teaches the Dhamma to the assembly with confidence, but not one who gains at will, without trouble, without difficulty, the four jhānas that pertain to the higher mind and are pleasant dwellings in this very life … one who gains at will, without trouble, without difficulty, the four jhānas that pertain to the higher mind and are pleasant dwellings in this very life, but not one who, with the destruction of the taints (āsava), realizes for himself with direct knowledge (abhiññā), in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind (cetovimutti) and liberation by wisdom (paññāvimutti), and, having entered upon it, dwells therein: thus he is incomplete with respect to that factor. He should fulfil that factor, thinking: "How can I be faithful, virtuous, learned, a speaker on the Dhamma, one who frequents assemblies, one who teaches the Dhamma to the assembly with confidence, one who gains at will, without trouble, without difficulty, the four jhānas that pertain to the higher mind and are pleasant dwellings in this very life, and one who, with the destruction of the taints, realizes for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom, and, having entered upon it, dwells therein?" But when, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is faithful, virtuous, and learned, a speaker on the Dhamma, one who frequents assemblies, one who teaches the Dhamma to the assembly with confidence, one who gains at will, without trouble, without difficulty, the four jhānas that pertain to the higher mind and are pleasant dwellings in this very life, and one who, with the destruction of the taints, realizes for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom, and, having entered upon it, dwells therein, then he is complete with respect to that factor.
Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with these eight qualities inspires confidence in every way and is complete in every aspect.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.