A Saṅgha of a Thousand NunsSahassabhikkhunisaṅghasutta

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the Royal Monastery.Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati rājakārāme. Then a Saṅgha of a thousand nuns went up to the Buddha, bowed, and stood to one side. The Buddha said to them:Atha kho sahassabhikkhunisaṅgho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho tā bhikkhuniyo bhagavā etadavoca:

“Nuns, a noble disciple who has four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.“Catūhi kho, bhikkhuniyo, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo. What four?Katamehi catūhi? It’s when a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …Idha, bhikkhuniyo, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti— the teaching …Dhamme …pe… the Saṅgha …saṅghe …pe… And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion.ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti, akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi. A noble disciple who has these four things is a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.”Imehi kho, bhikkhuniyo, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo”ti.