The Long Āgama Sūtra 2.12

2.12

「阿難！若能爾者，長幼和順，轉更增盛，其國久安，無能侵損。阿難！汝聞跋祇國人奉法曉忌，不違禮度不？」

“Ānanda, if they do that, then the elders and the youth will be in accord, and that’ll make them flourish. Their country will be safe for a long time. They’ll be impossible to conquer.

“Ānanda, have you heard that the people of Vṛji are respectful of the law, clear about what to avoid, and don’t violate the rules of propriety?”