6.
The Discourse on Request
176.
"A faithful monk, monks, rightly imploring, should implore thus -
'May I be such as Sāriputta and Moggallāna.'
This, monks, is the standard, this is the measure for my disciples who are monks, that is to say, Sāriputta and Moggallāna.
"A faithful nun, monks, rightly imploring, should implore thus - 'May I be such as the nun Khemā and Uppalavaṇṇā.' This, monks, is the standard, this is the measure for my female disciples who are nuns, that is to say, the nun Khemā and Uppalavaṇṇā.
"A faithful lay follower, monks, rightly imploring, should implore thus - 'May I be such as the householder Citta and Hatthaka of Āḷavī.' This, monks, is the standard, this is the measure for my disciples who are lay followers, that is to say, the householder Citta and Hatthaka of Āḷavī.
"A faithful female lay follower, monks, rightly imploring, should implore thus - 'May I be such as the female lay follower Khujjuttarā and Nandamātā of Veḷukaṇḍaka.' This, monks, is the standard, this is the measure for my female disciples who are female lay followers, that is to say, the female lay follower Khujjuttarā and Nandamātā of Veḷukaṇḍaka." The sixth.