Numbered Discourses 4.211

1. Assembly

Assembly

“Mendicants, these four corrupt an assembly.

What four?

A monk, nun, layman, or laywoman who is unethical, of bad character.

These are the four that corrupt an assembly.

Mendicants, these four grace an assembly.

What four?

A monk, nun, layman, or laywoman who is ethical, of good character.

These are the four that grace an assembly.”