“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, parisā. Katamā tisso? Ukkācitavinītā parisā, paṭipucchāvinītā parisā, yāvatāvinītā parisā— imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso parisā”ti.
Dutiyaṁ.
The Buddha describes the three assemblies.
AN 3.134 Assemblies
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, parisā.
“Mendicants, there are these three assemblies.
Katamā tisso?
What three?
Ukkācitavinītā parisā, paṭipucchāvinītā parisā, yāvatāvinītā parisā—
An assembly educated in fancy talk, an assembly educated in questioning, and an assembly educated to the fullest extent.
imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso parisā”ti.
These are the three assemblies.”
Dutiyaṁ.
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