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Numbered Discourses · AN 4.211

  • Numbered Discourses 4.211Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.211
  • 22. Assembly22. Parisāvagga

AssemblyParisāsutta

“Mendicants, these four corrupt an assembly.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, parisadūsanā. What four?Katame cattāro? A monk, nun, layman, or laywoman who is unethical, of bad character.Bhikkhu, bhikkhave, dussīlo pāpadhammo parisadūsano; These are the four that corrupt an assembly.Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro parisadūsanā.

Mendicants, these four grace an assembly.Cattārome, bhikkhave, parisasobhanā. What four?Katame cattāro? A monk, nun, layman, or laywoman who is ethical, of good character.Bhikkhu, bhikkhave, sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo parisasobhano; These are the four that grace an assembly.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro parisasobhanā”ti.

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