1“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies. What two? A shallow assembly and a deep assembly.

And what is a shallow assembly? An assembly where the mendicants are restless, insolent, fickle, gossipy, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties. This is called a shallow assembly.

2And what is a deep assembly? An assembly where the mendicants are not restless, insolent, fickle, gossipy, or loose-tongued, but have established mindfulness, situational awareness, immersion, unified minds, and restrained faculties. This is called a deep assembly. These are the two assemblies.

The better of these two assemblies is the deep assembly.”

1"Dvemā, bhikkhave, parisā. Katamā dve? Uttānā ca parisā gambhīrā ca parisā.

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, uttānā parisā? Idha, bhikkhave, yassaṁ parisāyaṁ bhikkhū uddhatā honti unnaḷā capalā mukharā vikiṇṇavācā muṭṭhassatī asampajānā asamāhitā vibbhantacittā pākatindriyā. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, uttānā parisā.

2Katamā ca, bhikkhave, gambhīrā parisā? Idha, bhikkhave, yassaṁ parisāyaṁ bhikkhū anuddhatā honti anunnaḷā acapalā amukharā avikiṇṇavācā upaṭṭhitassatī sampajānā samāhitā ekaggacittā saṁvutindriyā. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, gambhīrā parisā. Imā kho, bhikkhave, dve parisā.

Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ dvinnaṁ parisānaṁ yadidaṁ gambhīrā parisā"ti.