Eight Individuals (1st)Paṭhamapuggalasutta

“Mendicants, these eight individuals are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with cupped palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world.“Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, puggalā āhuneyyā pāhuneyyā dakkhiṇeyyā añjalikaraṇīyā anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassa? What eight?Katame aṭṭha? The stream-enterer and the one practicing to realize the fruit of stream-entry. The once-returner and the one practicing to realize the fruit of once-return. The non-returner and the one practicing to realize the fruit of non-return. The perfected one, and the one practicing for perfection.Sotāpanno, sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, sakadāgāmī, sakadāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, anāgāmī, anāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, arahā, arahattāya paṭipanno. These are the eight individuals who are worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with cupped palms, and are the supreme field of merit for the world.Ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha puggalā āhuneyyā …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassāti.

Four practicing the path,Cattāro ca paṭipannā, and four established in the fruit.cattāro ca phale ṭhitā; This is the upright Saṅgha,Esa saṅgho ujubhūto, with wisdom, ethics, and immersion.paññāsīlasamāhito.

For humans, those merit-seeking creatures,Yajamānānaṁ manussānaṁ, who sponsor sacrifices,Puññapekkhāna pāṇinaṁ; making worldly merit,Karotaṁ opadhikaṁ puññaṁ, what is given to the Saṅgha is very fruitful.”Saṅghe dinnaṁ mahapphalan”ti.