1 These four individuals who have entered upon the path of dhamma that accords with the Dhamma, accomplished, trained, confident, well-learned, bearers of the Dhamma, O bhikkhus, cause to enlighten the Sangha. Which four?

2 The bhikkhu who has entered upon the path of dhamma that accords with the Dhamma, accomplished, trained, confident, well-learned, bearer of the Dhamma, O bhikkhus, causes to enlighten the Sangha.

3 The bhikkhuni who has entered upon the path of dhamma that accords with the Dhamma, accomplished, trained, confident, well-learned, bearer of the Dhamma, O bhikkhus, causes to enlighten the Sangha.

4 The male lay disciple who has entered upon the path of dhamma that accords with the Dhamma, accomplished, trained, confident, well-learned, bearer of the Dhamma, O bhikkhus, causes to enlighten the Sangha.

5 The female lay disciple who has entered upon the path of dhamma that accords with the Dhamma, accomplished, trained, confident, well-learned, bearer of the Dhamma, O bhikkhus, causes to enlighten the Sangha.

6 These four [noble disciples] who have entered upon the path of dhamma that accords with the Dhamma, accomplished, trained, confident, well-learned, bearers of the Dhamma, O bhikkhus, ever cause to enlighten the Sangha.

“He who is accomplished, confident and
well-learned, is the Dhamma bearer,
one whose conduct accords with the Dhamma, comes to be of the Dhamma
that such-like one is called the luminary of the Sangha.

The bhikkhu and the bhikkhuni excelling in virtue and are well-learned,
the male lay disciple endowed with faith and the female lay disciple endowed with faith,
these ever enlighten the Sangha, these indeed, are the luminaries of the Sangha”.

1 cattāro'me bhikkhave puggalā viyattā vinītā visāradā bahussutā dhammadharā dhammānudhammapaṭipannā saṅghaṃ sobhenti. katame cattāro?

2 bhikkhu bhikkhave viyatto vinīto visārado bahussuto dhammadharo dhammānudhammapaṭipanno saṅghaṃ sobheti.

3 bhikkhunī bhikkhave viyattā vinītā visāradā bahussutā dhammadharā dhammānudhammapaṭipannā saṅghaṃ sobheti.

4 upāsako bhikkhave viyatto vinīto visārado bahussuto dhammadharo dhammānudhammapaṭipanno saṅghaṃ sobheti.

5 upāsikā bhikkhave viyattā vinītā visāradā bahussutā dhammadharā dhammānudhammapaṭipannā saṅghaṃ sobheti.

6 ime kho bhikkhave cattāro viyattā vinītā visāradā bahussutā dhammadharā dhammānudhammapaṭipannā saṅghaṃ sobhentīti. bjt page 018

“yo hoti viyatto ca visārado ca
bahussuto dhammadharo ca hoti,
dhammassa hoti anudhammacārī
sa tādiso vuccati saṅghasobhano.

bhikkhu ca sīlasampanno bhikkhunī ca bahussutā,
upāsako ca yo saddho yā ca saddhā upāsikā,
ete kho saṅghaṃ sobhenti ete hi saṅghasobhanā”.