{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an5.169/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an5.169","id":"suttacentral_an5.169","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an5.169/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"Then Venerable \u0100nanda went up to Venerable S\u0101riputta, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to him: \u201cReverend S\u0101riputta, how are we to define a mendicant who is quick-witted when it comes to skillful teachings, who learns well, learns much, and does not forget what they\u2019ve learned?\u201d \u201cWell, Venerable \u0100nanda, you\u2019re very learned. Why don\u2019t you clarify this yourself?\u201d \u201cWell then, Reverend S\u0101riputta, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.\u201d \u201cYes, reverend,\u201d S\u0101riputta replied. Venerable \u0100nanda said this: \u201cIt\u2019s when a mendicant is skilled in the meaning, skilled in the teaching, skilled in definition, skilled in phrasing, and skilled in sequence. That is how to define a mendicant who is quick-witted when it comes to skillful teachings, who learns well, learns much, and does not forget what they\u2019ve learned.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s incredible, it\u2019s amazing! How well this was said by Venerable \u0100nanda! And we will remember Venerable \u0100nanda as someone who possesses these five qualities: \u2018Reverend \u0100nanda is skilled in the meaning, skilled in the teaching, skilled in definition, skilled in phrasing, and skilled in sequence.\u2019\u201d","title":"Quick-witted","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":191}