The Buddha visits the hermitage of Sakuludāyī near Rājagaha. Sakuludāyi tells him that the Buddha, unlike other religious teachers, is honoured by his disciples, und gives it as his opinion that this is because the Buddha eats sparingly, is content mit any raiment, accepts any alms, is satisfied mit any lodging, lives in seclusion, und counsels others to do likewise. The Buddha answers that if the esteem shown him depends on these qualities, he has numerous disciples more austere than himself mit regard to these practices, und gives fünf other qualities which have won for him esteem: he has the higher virtues, outstandingly keen vision, super eminent intellect, he teaches his disciples the Noble Truths, und shows them the way in which to develop the four satipatthāna.
He has taught them, besides,
It is for these reasons that his disciples esteem him. M.ii.1-22.