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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

2: The Book of the Twos

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

And what is a divided assembly? An assembly where the mendicants argue, quarrel, and fight, continually wounding each other with barbed words. This is called a divided assembly.

2And what is a harmonious assembly? An assembly where the mendicants live in harmony, appreciating each other, without quarreling, blending like milk and water, and regarding each other with kindly eyes. This is called a harmonious assembly.

These are the two assemblies. The better of these two assemblies is the harmonious assembly.”

1"Dvemā, bhikkhave, parisā. Katamā dve? Vaggā ca parisā samaggā ca parisā.

Katamā ca, bhikkhave, vaggā parisā? Idha, bhikkhave, yassaṁ parisāyaṁ bhikkhū bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṁ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, vaggā parisā.

2Katamā ca, bhikkhave, samaggā parisā? Idha, bhikkhave, yassaṁ parisāyaṁ bhikkhū samaggā sammodamānā avivadamānā khīrodakībhūtā aññamaññaṁ piyacakkhūhi sampassantā viharanti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, samaggā parisā.

Imā kho, bhikkhave, dve parisā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ dvinnaṁ parisānaṁ yadidaṁ samaggā parisā"ti.