“The foremost of my lay followers 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 following by the four ways of being inclusive is Hatthaka Āḷavaka.

… who donates good things is Mahānāma Sakka.

… who donates nice things is the householder Ugga of Vesālī.

… who attends on the Saṅgha is the householder Uggata of Hatthi Village.

… who has the experiential confidence is Sūrambaṭṭha.

… who has confidence in a person is Jīvaka Komārabhacca.

… who are intimate is the householder Nakula’s father.”