Eats the tuber, and is alert in the rivers, He’s like a baby elephant that’s eaten mud: By imitating me, he’ll die miserably.’ “Monks, a monk who has eight qualities is qualified to take messages. He listens and communicates, he learns and remembers, he understands and gets things across, he’s skilled in what is and what isn’t relevant, he’s not argumentative. Because he has these eight qualities, Sāriputta is qualified to take messages. ‘He doesn’t tremble when faced With a gathering of fierce debaters. He doesn’t neglect the words Or fail to get the instruction across.