A bhikkhu does not envy, is without self-identification, free from hate and desire. The virtues that a bhikkhu embodies are deemed as positive and morally "wholesome" (kusala) because the bhikkhu has achieved what the Buddha has deemed to be right and the way to enlightenment. Within the Dhammapada, the Buddha describes the bhikkhu as one who has wisdom and meditation...
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"There is no meditative absorption for one who lacks insight; there is no insight for one who is not meditating. In whom there is meditative absorption and insight; truly he is in Nibbana's presence" (V. 372). This verse states that in order to gain wisdom, a bhikkhu must meditate. However one can not meditate without wisdom...
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