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that while the Blessed One was instructing, urging, encouraging, and gladdening the bhikkhus with a Dhamma talk connected with the training rules, I felt impatience, I felt displeasure— "This ascetic is too austere!"' 'What if I were to go to the Blessed One; and having gone, confess my transgression as a transgression in the presence of the Blessed One?' 'A transgression, Venerable Sir, overcame me, like a fool, like one deluded, like one unskillful, in that while the Blessed One was instructing, urging, encouraging, and gladdening the bhikkhus with a Dhamma talk connected with the training rules, I felt impatience, I felt displeasure— "This ascetic is too austere!"' 'May the Blessed One, Venerable Sir, accept my transgression as a transgression, for future restraint.' 'Indeed, Kassapa, a transgression overcame you, like a fool, like one deluded, like one unskillful, in that while I was instructing, urging, encouraging, and gladdening the bhikkhus with a Dhamma talk connected with the training rules, you felt impatience, you felt displeasure— "This ascetic is too austere!"' 'But since, Kassapa, you see your transgression as a transgression and make amends according to the Dhamma, we accept it from you. This is growth, Kassapa, in the noble discipline, whoever, seeing an offense as an offense, rectifies it according to the Dhamma, undertakes restraint for the future. "Even if, Kassapa, a bhikkhu is an elder, not desirous of training, not praising the undertaking of training; and other bhikkhus who are not desirous of training, he does not encourage them to undertake training; and other bhikkhus who are desirous of training, he does not speak their praise, truly, factually, at the right time. Of such an elder bhikkhu, Kassapa, I do not speak praise. For what reason? 'The Teacher praises him,' thinking thus, other bhikkhus might associate with him. Those who associate with him might follow his view. For those who follow his view, that would be for their long-term harm and suffering. Therefore, Kassapa, I do not speak praise of such an elder bhikkhu." "Even if, Kassapa, a bhikkhu is of middle standing... (and so on)... Even if, Kassapa, a bhikkhu is newly ordained, not desirous of training, not praising the undertaking of training; and other bhikkhus who are not desirous of training, he does not encourage them to undertake training; and other bhikkhus who are desirous of training, he does not speak their praise, truly, factually, at the right time. Of such a newly ordained bhikkhu, Kassapa, I do not speak praise. For what reason? 'The Teacher praises him,' thinking thus, other bhikkhus might associate with him. Those who associate with him might follow his view. For those who follow his view, that would be for their long-term harm and suffering. Therefore, Kassapa, I do not speak praise of such a newly ordained bhikkhu." "Even if, Kassapa, a bhikkhu is an elder, desirous of training, praising the undertaking of training; and other bhikkhus who are not desirous of training, he encourages them to undertake training; and other bhikkhus who are desirous of training, he speaks their praise, truly, factually, at the right time. Of such an elder bhikkhu, Kassapa, I do speak praise. For what reason? 'The Teacher praises him,' thinking thus, other bhikkhus might associate..." those who would associate with him, they would follow his view. Those who would follow his view, for them, that would be for long-term welfare and happiness. Therefore, Kassapa, I speak in praise of such an elder monk. "Even if, Kassapa, a middle-aged monk is desirous of training, even if, Kassapa, a new monk is desirous of training, he speaks in praise of undertaking training, and he encourages other monks who are not desirous of training to undertake it, and he speaks in praise of other monks who are desirous of training, truly, factually, at the right time. I, Kassapa, speak in praise of such a new monk. For what reason? 'The Teacher speaks in praise of him,' other monks would associate with him. Those who would associate with him, they would follow his view. Those who would follow his view, for them, that would be for long-term welfare and happiness. Therefore, Kassapa, I speak in praise of such a new monk." The Eleventh. The Chapter on Monks, the Ninth. Its summary – Monk, Donkey, Field, and Vajjiputta, and Trainee; Three trainings are spoken of, and two trainings on the bridge.