“The foremost of my laymen in first going for refuge are the merchants Tapussa and Bhallika. … as a donor is the householder Sudatta Anāthapiṇḍika. … who speak on the teaching is the householder Citta Macchikāsaṇḍika. … who attract a congregation by the four ways of being inclusive is Hatthaka of Āḷavī.

… who donate fine things is Mahānāma Sakka. … who donate nice things is the householder Ugga of Vesālī. … who attend on the Saṅgha is the householder Uggata of Elephant Village. … who have experiential confidence is Sūrambaṭṭha.

… who have confidence in an individual is Jīvaka Komārabhacca. … who are intimate is the householder Nakula’s father.”