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AN 4.211PTS AN 2.225Parisā1 min read

Assembly

Parisāsutta

Good people light up an assembly.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.211Numbered Discourses 4.211
  • 0.222. Parisāvagga22. Assembly

0.3ParisāsuttaAssembly

1.1“Cattārome, bhikkhave, parisadūsanā.“Mendicants, these four corrupt an assembly.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?1.3Bhikkhu, bhikkhave, dussīlo pāpadhammo parisadūsano;A monk, nun, layman, or laywoman who is unethical, of bad character.1.4bhikkhunī, bhikkhave, dussīlā pāpadhammā parisadūsanā;1.5upāsako, bhikkhave, dussīlo pāpadhammo parisadūsano;1.6upāsikā, bhikkhave, dussīlā pāpadhammā parisadūsanā.1.7Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro parisadūsanā.These are the four that corrupt an assembly.

2.1PTS 2.226Cattārome, bhikkhave, parisasobhanā.Mendicants, these four grace an assembly.2.2Katame cattāro?What four?2.3Bhikkhu, bhikkhave, sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo parisasobhano;A monk, nun, layman, or laywoman who is ethical, of good character.2.4bhikkhunī, bhikkhave, sīlavatī kalyāṇadhammā parisasobhanā;2.5upāsako, bhikkhave, sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo parisasobhano;2.6upāsikā, bhikkhave, sīlavatī kalyāṇadhammā parisasobhanā.2.7Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro parisasobhanā”ti.These are the four that grace an assembly.”

2.8Paṭhamaṁ.