10.
The Second Discourse on Ānanda
40.
"'Unanimity in the Community, unanimity in the Community', venerable sir, is said.
In what way, venerable sir, is the Community in unity?"
"Here, Ānanda, 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, Ānanda, is the Community in unity."
"But, venerable sir, having made a split Community united, what does he generate?" "He generates supreme merit, Ānanda." "But what, venerable sir, is supreme merit?" "He rejoices in heaven for a cosmic cycle, Ānanda -
Delighting in unity, established in the Teaching, he does not fall from freedom from bondage;
Having made the Community united, he rejoices in heaven for a cosmic cycle." The tenth.