Pattanikujjana sutta

Bhikkhus, to the lay disciple endowed with eight things, if the Community desires could turn the bowl upside down. What eight?

Makes effort for, the non-gain of the bhikkhus, ill being of the bhikkhus, for their non-dwelling, scolds and abuses bhikkhus, disunites bhikkhus, blames the enlightened one, blames the Teaching and blames the Community of bhikkhus. Bhikkhus, to the lay disciple endowed with these eight things, if the Community desires could turn the bowl upside down.

Bhikkhus, to the lay disciple endowed with eight things, if the Community desires could turn the bowl upright What eight?

Does not make effort for, the non-gain of the bhikkhus, ill being of the bhikkhus, for their non-dwelling, does not scold and abuse bhikkhus, does not disunite bhikkhus, does not blame the enlightened one, the Teaching and the Community of bhikkhus. Bhikkhus, to the lay disciple endowed with these eight things, if the Community desires could turn the bowl upright.”
A. VIII. 87, 7.

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