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Bhikkhu Sujato translation (CC0-1.0)
AN 2.49 Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato Source: https://suttacentral.net/an2.49/en/sujato License: CC0-1.0 49 “There are, mendicants, these two assemblies. What two? An unjust assembly and a just assembly. And what is an unjust assembly? An assembly where legal acts against the teaching proceed, while legal acts following the teaching don’t proceed. Legal acts against the training proceed, while legal acts following the training don’t proceed. Legal acts against the teaching are explained, while legal acts following the teaching aren’t explained. Legal acts against the training are explained, while legal acts following the training aren’t explained. This is called an unjust assembly. And what is a just assembly? An assembly where legal acts following the teaching proceed, while legal acts against the teaching don’t proceed. Legal acts following the training proceed, while legal acts against the training don’t proceed. Legal acts following the teaching are explained, while legal acts against the teaching aren’t explained. Legal acts in line with the training are explained, while legal acts following training aren’t explained. This is called a just assembly. These are the two assemblies. The better of these two assemblies is the just assembly.”