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Numbered Discourses 5.85 9. Senior Mendicants Cannot Endure “Mendicants, a senior mendicant with five qualities is disliked and disagreeable to their spiritual companions, not respected or admired. What five? They can’t endure sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches. A senior mendicant with these five qualities is disliked and disagreeable to their spiritual companions, not respected or admired. A senior mendicant with five qualities is dear and beloved to their spiritual companions, respected and admired. What five? They can endure sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and touches. A senior mendicant with these five qualities is dear and beloved to their spiritual companions, respected and admired.”