an.5.203 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

A Thoroughbred

“Mendicants, a fine royal thoroughbred with five factors is worthy of a king, fit to serve a king, and is considered a factor of kingship.
What five?
Integrity, speed, gentleness, patience, and sweetness.
A fine royal thoroughbred with these five factors is worthy of a king. …
In the same way, a mendicant with five qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of veneration with joined palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.
What five?
Integrity, speed, gentleness, patience, and sweetness.
A mendicant with these five qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of veneration with joined palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.”