8.
The Discourse on Unanimity in the Community
38.
"'Unanimity in the Community, unanimity in the Community', venerable sir, is said.
In what way, venerable sir, is the Community in unity?"
"Here, Upāli, monks explain what is not the Teaching as 'not the Teaching', explain the Teaching as 'the Teaching', explain what is not monastic discipline as 'not monastic discipline', explain monastic discipline as 'monastic discipline', explain what was not said, not spoken by the Truth-finder as 'not said, not spoken by the Truth-finder', explain what was said, spoken by the Truth-finder as 'said, spoken by the Truth-finder', explain what was not practised by the Truth-finder as 'not practised by the Truth-finder', explain what was practised by the Truth-finder as 'practised by the Truth-finder', explain what was not laid down by the Truth-finder as 'not laid down by the Truth-finder', explain what was laid down by the Truth-finder as 'laid down by the Truth-finder'.
They, on these ten grounds, do not draw away, do not draw apart, do not perform separate formal acts, do not recite a separate Pātimokkha.
To this extent, Upāli, is the Community in unity."
The eighth.