8: The Book of the Eights
59. Eight Persons (1)
1 "Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, puggalā āhuneyyā pāhuneyyā dakkhiṇeyyā añjalikaraṇīyā anuttaraṃ puññakkhettaṃ lokassa? Katame aṭṭha? Sotāpanno, sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, sakadāgāmī, sakadāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, anāgāmī, anāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, arahā, arahattāya paṭipanno. Ime kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha puggalā āhuneyyā … pe … anuttaraṃ puññakkhettaṃ lokassāti.
2 Cattāro ca paṭipannā,
cattāro ca phale ṭhitā;
Esa sangho ujubhūto,
paññāsīlasamāhito.3 Yajamānānaṃ manussānaṃ,
Puññapekkhāna pāṇinaṃ;
Karotaṃ opadhikaṃ puññaṃ,
Sanghe dinnaṃ mahapphalan"ti.
Navamaṃ.