增支部第 2 集（Sujato 英译）第 8 阅读页 · AN2.42-51 · The Chapter on Assemblies · 2/2

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“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.“There are, mendicants, these two assemblies.What two?What two?An assembly with unprincipled speech, and an assembly with principled speech.An assembly with unprincipled speech, and an assembly with principled speech.

And what is an assembly with unprincipled speech?And what is an assembly with unprincipled speech?It is an assembly where the mendicants take up disciplinary issues, whether legitimate or not.It is an assembly where the mendicants take up disciplinary issues, whether legitimate or not.But they don’t persuade each other or allow themselves to be persuaded, nor do they convince each other or allow themselves to be convinced.But they don’t persuade each other or allow themselves to be persuaded, nor do they convince each other or allow themselves to be convinced.

Unable to persuade or convince each other, they can’t let go of their opinions. They obstinately stick to that disciplinary issue, insisting that:Unable to persuade or convince each other, they can’t let go of their opinions. They obstinately stick to that disciplinary issue, insisting that:‘This is the only truth, anything else is futile.’‘This is the only truth, anything else is futile.’This is called an assembly with unprincipled speech.This is called an assembly with unprincipled speech.

And what is an assembly with principled speech?And what is an assembly with principled speech?It is an assembly where the mendicants take up disciplinary issues, whether legitimate or not.It is an assembly where the mendicants take up disciplinary issues, whether legitimate or not.Then they persuade each other or allow themselves to be persuaded, and they convince each other or allow themselves to be convinced.Then they persuade each other or allow themselves to be persuaded, and they convince each other or allow themselves to be convinced.

Since they are able to persuade and convince each other, they let go of their opinions. They don’t obstinately stick to that disciplinary issue or insist that:Since they are able to persuade and convince each other, they let go of their opinions. They don’t obstinately stick to that disciplinary issue or insist that:‘This is the only truth, anything else is futile.’‘This is the only truth, anything else is futile.’This is called an assembly with principled speech.This is called an assembly with principled speech.

These are the two assemblies.These are the two assemblies.The better of these two assemblies is the assembly with principled speech.”The better of these two assemblies is the assembly with principled speech.”