AN.4.211. Parisāsutta ("Assembly")

Aṅguttara Nikāya ("Collections of Numbered Discourses")

“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 beautify an assembly. What four? A monk, nun, layman, or laywoman who is ethical, of good character. These are the four that beautify an assembly.”



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