Helping to get established

Venerable Ānanda approached the Blessed One, worshipped and sat on a side. The Blessed One said thus to him: Ānanda, have compassion towards them who think should listen, whether, friends, co-associates, relations or blood relations. Ānanda, in these three, they should be made to settle and get established. What three?

They should be settled and established in unwavering faith in the Enlightened One- That Blessed One is worthy, rightfully enlightened, endowed with knowledge and conduct, well gone, knower of the worlds, the incomparable tamer of those to be tamed, teacher of gods and men, enlightened and blessed. Should be settled and established in unwavering faith in the Teaching- The Blessed One's Teaching is well declared, here and now, not a matter of time, inviting to inspection, leading inwards, is to be realized by the wise by themselves. Should be settled and established in unwavering faith in the Community of bhikkhus- The disciples of the Blessed One have come to the right method, straight method, the wise method and the method of mutual understanding. They are the four pairs of eight Great Men. These disciples of the Blessed One are worthy of hospitality, reverence, gifts and reverential saluation with clasped hands, the incomparable field of merit for the world.

Ānanda, there comes a change in the four great elements of earth, water, fire and air but there is no change to the noble disciple about his unwavering faith in the Blessed One. Therefore Ānanda, there is no possibility that a noble disciple who has unwavering faith in the Blessed One should be born in hell, in the animal world or with ghosts,

Ānanda, there comes a change in the four great elements of earth, water, fire and air but there is no change to the noble disciple about his unwavering faith in the Teaching. Ānanda, ... re ... in the Community of bhikkhus. Therefore Ānanda, there is no possibility that a noble disciple who has unwavering faith in the Community of bhikkhus should be born in hell, in the animal world or with ghosts.

Ānanda, have compassion towards them who think should listen, whether, friends, co-associates, relations or blood relations. Ānanda, in these three, they should be made to settle and get established.