Sobhanavagga

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Catukkanipāta · Vol. 21 · Section 211

[211] Bhikkhus, there are these four corrupters of an assembly (parisadūsana). What four? A bhikkhu, bhikkhus, who is immoral (dussīla), of evil character (pāpadhamma), is a corrupter of an assembly. A bhikkhunī, bhikkhus, who is immoral, of evil character, is a corrupter of an assembly. A male lay follower (upāsaka), bhikkhus, who is immoral, of evil character, is a corrupter of an assembly. A female lay follower (upāsikā), bhikkhus, who is immoral, of evil character, is a corrupter of an assembly. These, bhikkhus, are the four corrupters of an assembly. Bhikkhus, there are these four adorners of an assembly (parisasobhana). What four? A bhikkhu, bhikkhus, who is virtuous (sīlavā), of good character (kalyāṇadhamma), is an adorner of an assembly. A bhikkhunī, bhikkhus, who is virtuous, of good character, is an adorner of an assembly. A male lay follower, bhikkhus, who is virtuous, of good character, is an adorner of an assembly. A female lay follower, bhikkhus, who is virtuous, of good character, is an adorner of an assembly. These, bhikkhus, are the four adorners of an assembly.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.