法苑珠林 41.52

41.52

所謂長老相　不必以年耆
形瘦鬚髮白　空老內無德
能捨罪福果　精進行梵行
已離一切法　是名為長老

"What is called the mark of an elder / Does not necessarily depend on years of age. / With an emaciated body, white beard and hair, / One is merely old in vain, lacking virtue within. / One who can abandon the fruit of sins and blessings, / Diligently practicing brahma-faring, / Having transcended all dharmas— / Such a one is named an elder."