Paṭhamapuggala Sutta (AN 8.59) – The First Discourse on Persons

9. The First Discourse on Persons

59. More Details "Monks, there are these eight persons worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world. What are the eight? A stream-enterer, one practising for the realisation of the fruition of stream-entry; a once-returner, one practising for the realisation of the fruition of once-returning; a non-returner, one practising for the realisation of the fruition of non-returning; a Worthy One, one practising for arahantship. These, monks, are the eight persons worthy of offerings, etc. an unsurpassed field of merit for the world."

"Four practising and four established in the fruit;

This is the Community, upright, concentrated in wisdom and morality.

"For human beings who sacrifice, for beings hoping for merit,

Making merit leading to acquisition, what is given to the Community is of great fruit." The ninth.