The Sangha (the Community of Noble Ones) has the nine qualities as follows: (1) The disciples of the Blessed One practice well the threefold training of morality, concentration and wisdom, (2) The disciples of the Blessed One practice righteously the threefold training, (3) The disciples of the Blessed One practice to realize nibbana, (4) The disciples of the Blessed One practice to be worthy of veneration, (5) Being worthy of receiving offerings brought even from afar, (6) Being worthy of receiving offerings specially set aside for guests, (7) Being worthy of receiving offerings offered with the belief that the offering will bear fruits in future existences, (8) Being worthy of receiving reverential salutation, and (9) Being an unsurpassed (incomparable) fertile field for planting the seeds of merit for the world.