Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Saddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ sammā āyācamāno āyāceyya:
“Mendicants, a faithful monk would rightly aspire:
‘tādiso homi yādisā sāriputtamoggallānā’ti.
‘May I be like Sāriputta and Moggallāna!’
Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvakānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ, yadidaṁ sāriputtamoggallānā.
These are a standard and a measure for my monk disciples, that is, Sāriputta and Moggallāna.
Saddhā, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī evaṁ sammā āyācamānā āyāceyya:
A faithful nun would rightly aspire:
‘tādisā homi yādisā khemā ca bhikkhunī uppalavaṇṇā cā’ti.
‘May I be like the nuns Khemā and Uppalavaṇṇā!’
Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvikānaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ, yadidaṁ khemā ca bhikkhunī uppalavaṇṇā ca.
These are a standard and a measure for my nun disciples, that is, the nuns Khemā and Uppalavaṇṇā.
Saddho, bhikkhave, upāsako evaṁ sammā āyācamāno āyāceyya:
A faithful layman would rightly aspire:
‘tādiso homi yādiso citto ca gahapati hatthako ca āḷavako’ti.
‘May I be like the householder Citta and Hatthaka of Āḷavī!’
Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvakānaṁ upāsakānaṁ, yadidaṁ citto ca gahapati hatthako ca āḷavako.
These are a standard and a measure for my male lay disciples, that is, the householder Citta and Hatthaka of Āḷavī.
Saddhā, bhikkhave, upāsikā evaṁ sammā āyācamānā āyāceyya:
A faithful laywoman would rightly aspire:
‘tādisā homi yādisā khujjuttarā ca upāsikā veḷukaṇḍakiyā ca nandamātā’ti.
‘May I be like the laywomen Khujjuttarā and Veḷukaṇṭakī, Nanda’s mother!’
Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvikānaṁ upāsikānaṁ, yadidaṁ khujjuttarā ca upāsikā veḷukaṇḍakiyā ca nandamātā”ti.
These are a standard and a measure for my female lay disciples, that is, the laywomen Khujjuttarā and Veḷukaṇṭakī, Nanda’s mother.”
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Mendicants, a faithful monk would rightly aspire:
‘May I be like Sāriputta and Moggallāna!’
These are a standard and a measure for my monk disciples, that is, Sāriputta and Moggallāna.
A faithful nun would rightly aspire:
‘May I be like the nuns Khemā and Uppalavaṇṇā!’
These are a standard and a measure for my nun disciples, that is, the nuns Khemā and Uppalavaṇṇā.
A faithful layman would rightly aspire:
‘May I be like the householder Citta and Hatthaka of Āḷavī!’
These are a standard and a measure for my male lay disciples, that is, the householder Citta and Hatthaka of Āḷavī.
A faithful laywoman would rightly aspire:
‘May I be like the laywomen Khujjuttarā and Veḷukaṇṭakī, Nanda’s mother!’
These are a standard and a measure for my female lay disciples, that is, the laywomen Khujjuttarā and Veḷukaṇṭakī, Nanda’s mother.”
“Saddho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaṁ sammā āyācamāno āyāceyya:
‘tādiso homi yādisā sāriputtamoggallānā’ti.
Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvakānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ, yadidaṁ sāriputtamoggallānā.
Saddhā, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī evaṁ sammā āyācamānā āyāceyya:
‘tādisā homi yādisā khemā ca bhikkhunī uppalavaṇṇā cā’ti.
Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvikānaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ, yadidaṁ khemā ca bhikkhunī uppalavaṇṇā ca.
Saddho, bhikkhave, upāsako evaṁ sammā āyācamāno āyāceyya:
‘tādiso homi yādiso citto ca gahapati hatthako ca āḷavako’ti.
Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvakānaṁ upāsakānaṁ, yadidaṁ citto ca gahapati hatthako ca āḷavako.
Saddhā, bhikkhave, upāsikā evaṁ sammā āyācamānā āyāceyya:
‘tādisā homi yādisā khujjuttarā ca upāsikā veḷukaṇḍakiyā ca nandamātā’ti.
Esā, bhikkhave, tulā etaṁ pamāṇaṁ mama sāvikānaṁ upāsikānaṁ, yadidaṁ khujjuttarā ca upāsikā veḷukaṇḍakiyā ca nandamātā”ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.