Related:: [[Buddha]], [[Dhamma]], [[Vandana|Vandanā]] # Ariya Saṅgha (Noble Assembly) > [!info] > - 8 types of individual -- having attained the [[Magga Phala|4 fruits]] or on the path to attaining them. ## In [[AN3.70 Uposathasutta|Uposathasutta]] ![[Dhamma/Suttas/AN/AN3.70 Uposathasutta.md#^sangha-uposatha]] ### Detailed meanings ![[{Vilas Blog} Vandana#Saṅghaguṇavandana]] ## Qualities of the Saṅgha — In [[Snp2.1 Ratanasutta|Ratanasutta]] ![[Snp2.1 Ratanasutta#^gem-of-sangha|Ratanasutta]] ## Ariya Saṅgha ![[Magga Phala#Magga Phala 4 Fruits 4 Stages of Enlightenment]] ## Suttas - [[Snp2.1 Ratanasutta]] - MN67 Cātumasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/mn67/en/sujato)) - Buddha dismissed the Sangha because they were noisy! - UD3.3 Yasojasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/ud3.3/en/sujato)) - Buddha dismissed a sangha of 500 monks, who later all became arahats - [[MN48 Kosambiyasutta]] - Buddha taught 6 qualities with which one should treat spiritual companions, with the chief one being having a "noble view", including contemplating on 7 knowledges / factors which leads one to Sotapanna.