1.1“Aṭṭhimā, bhikkhave, parisā.“Mendicants, there are these eight assemblies.1.2Katamā aṭṭha?What eight?1.3Khattiyaparisā, brāhmaṇaparisā, gahapatiparisā, samaṇaparisā, cātumahārājikaparisā, tāvatiṁsaparisā, māraparisā, brahmaparisā.The assemblies of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, and ascetics. An assembly of the gods of the four great kings. An assembly of the gods of the thirty-three. An assembly of Māras. An assembly of divinities.

1.4Abhijānāmi kho panāhaṁ, bhikkhave, anekasataṁ khattiyaparisaṁ upasaṅkamitā.I recall having approached an assembly of hundreds of aristocrats.1.5Tatrapi mayā sannisinnapubbañceva sallapitapubbañca sākacchā ca samāpannapubbā.There I used to sit with them, converse, and engage in discussion.1.6Tattha yādisako tesaṁ vaṇṇo hoti tādisako mayhaṁ vaṇṇo hoti, yādisako tesaṁ saro hoti tādisako mayhaṁ saro hoti.And my appearance and voice became just like theirs.1.7Dhammiyā ca kathāya sandassemi samādapemi samuttejemi sampahaṁsemi.I educated, encouraged, fired up, and inspired them with a Dhamma talk.1.8Bhāsamānañca maṁ na jānanti:But when I spoke they didn’t know:1.9‘ko nu kho ayaṁ bhāsati devo vā manusso vā’ti.‘Who is this that speaks? Is it a god or a human?’1.10Dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṁsetvā antaradhāyāmi.And when my Dhamma talk was finished I vanished.1.11Antarahitañca maṁ na jānanti:But when I vanished they didn’t know:1.12‘ko nu kho ayaṁ antarahito devo vā manusso vā’ti.‘Who was that who vanished? Was it a god or a human?’

2.1PTS 4.308Abhijānāmi kho panāhaṁ, bhikkhave, anekasataṁ brāhmaṇaparisaṁ …pe…I recall having approached an assembly of hundreds of brahmins …2.2gahapatiparisaṁ …householders …2.3samaṇaparisaṁ …ascetics …2.4cātumahārājikaparisaṁ …the gods of the four great kings …2.5tāvatiṁsaparisaṁ …the gods of the thirty-three …2.6māraparisaṁ …Māras …2.7brahmaparisaṁ upasaṅkamitā.divinities.2.8Tatrapi mayā sannisinnapubbañceva sallapitapubbañca sākacchā ca samāpannapubbā.There too I used to sit with them, converse, and engage in discussion.2.9Tattha yādisako tesaṁ vaṇṇo hoti tādisako mayhaṁ vaṇṇo hoti, yādisako tesaṁ saro hoti tādisako mayhaṁ saro hoti.And my appearance and voice became just like theirs.2.10Dhammiyā ca kathāya sandassemi samādapemi samuttejemi sampahaṁsemi.I educated, encouraged, fired up, and inspired them with a Dhamma talk.2.11Bhāsamānañca maṁ na jānanti:But when I spoke they didn’t know:2.12‘ko nu kho ayaṁ bhāsati devo vā manusso vā’ti.‘Who is this that speaks? Is it a god or a human?’2.13Dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṁsetvā antaradhāyāmi.And when my Dhamma talk was finished I vanished.2.14Antarahitañca maṁ na jānanti:But when I vanished they didn’t know:2.15‘ko nu kho ayaṁ antarahito devo vā manusso vā’ti.‘Who was that who vanished? Was it a god or a human?’2.16Imā kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha parisā”ti.These are the eight assemblies.”

2.17Navamaṁ.