2.
The Chapter on Assemblies
1.
The Discourse on the Assembly
211. "Monks, there are these four who defile the assembly. Which four? A monk, monks, who is immoral, of bad character, defiles the assembly; a nun, monks, who is immoral, of bad character, defiles the assembly; a lay follower, monks, who is immoral, of bad character, defiles the assembly; a female lay follower, monks, who is immoral, of bad character, defiles the assembly. These, monks, are the four who defile the assembly.
"Monks, there are these four who adorn the assembly. Which four? A monk, monks, who is moral, of good character, adorns the assembly; a nun, monks, who is moral, of good character, adorns the assembly; a lay follower, monks, who is moral, of good character, adorns the assembly; a female lay follower, monks, who is moral, of good character, adorns the assembly. These, monks, are the four who adorn the assembly." The first.
2.
The Discourse on View
212. "Monks, one possessed of four qualities is deposited in hell as if carried there. Which four? Bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental misconduct, wrong view - Monks, one possessed of these four qualities is deposited in hell as if carried there.
"Monks, one possessed of four qualities is deposited in heaven as if carried there. Which four? Bodily good conduct, verbal good conduct, mental good conduct, right view - Monks, one possessed of these four qualities is deposited in heaven as if carried there." The second.
3.
The Discourse on Ingratitude
213. "Monks, one possessed of four qualities is deposited in hell as if carried there. Which four? Bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, mental misconduct, ingratitude and unthankfulness - Monks, one possessed of these four qualities is deposited in hell as if carried there.
"Monks, one possessed of four qualities is deposited in heaven as if carried there. Which four? Bodily good conduct, verbal good conduct, mental good conduct, gratitude and thankfulness - Monks, one possessed of these four qualities is deposited in heaven as if carried there." The third.
4.
The Discourse on the Slayer of Living Beings
214. ...Etc. One is one who kills living beings, takes what is not given, engages in sexual misconduct, is a liar... etc... One abstains from killing living beings, one abstains from taking what is not given, one abstains from sexual misconduct, one abstains from lying. The fourth.
5.
The First Discourse on the Path
215. ...Etc. He holds wrong view, holds wrong thought, holds wrong speech, holds wrong action, etc. he holds right view, holds right thought, holds right speech, holds right action. The fifth.
6.
The Second Discourse on the Path
216. ...Etc. holds wrong livelihood, holds wrong effort, holds wrong mindfulness, holds wrong concentration... etc. holds right livelihood, holds right effort, holds right mindfulness, holds right concentration. The sixth.
7.
The First Discourse on the Course of Expression
217. ...Etc. claims to have seen what has not been seen, claims to have heard what has not been heard, claims to have sensed what has not been sensed, claims to have cognised what has not been cognised... etc. He claims not to have seen what has not been seen, claims not to have heard what has not been heard, claims not to have sensed what has not been sensed, claims not to have cognised what has not been cognised. The seventh.
8.
The Second Discourse on the Course of Expression
218. ...Etc. He claims not to have seen what has been seen, claims not to have heard what has been heard, claims not to have sensed what has been sensed, claims not to have cognised what has been cognised... etc. He claims to have seen what has been seen, claims to have heard what has been heard, claims to have sensed what has been sensed, claims to have cognised what has been cognised. The eighth.
9.
The Discourse on Shamelessness
219. ...Etc. He is faithless, is immoral, is shameless, has no moral fear... etc... he has faith, is moral, has shame, has moral fear. The ninth.
10.
The Discourse on the Immoral
220. "Monks, one possessed of four qualities is deposited in hell as if carried there. Which four? He is faithless, is immoral, is lazy, is unwise - Monks, one possessed of these four qualities is deposited in hell as if carried there.
"Monks, one possessed of four qualities is deposited in heaven as if carried there. Which four? He has faith, is moral, is putting forth strenuous energy, is wise - Monks, one possessed of these four qualities is deposited in heaven as if carried there." The tenth.
The Assembly Chapter is the second.
Its summary:
Two modes of expression were spoken, shamelessness, and with one lacking wisdom.