Visuddhimagga II-90

Byāsato pana bhikkhūnaṃ terasa, bhikkhunīnaṃ aṭṭha, sāmaṇerānaṃ dvādasa, sikkhamānasāmaṇerīnaṃ satta, upāsakaupāsikānaṃ dveti dvācattālīsa honti.

（2）各别而言：则为比丘有十三，比丘尼有八，沙弥有十二，式叉摩那及沙弥尼有七，优婆塞及优婆夷有二，共为四十二。

Ñ(II,90): 7. Singly: with thirteen for bhikkhus, eight for bhikkhunis, twelve for novices, seven for female probationers and female novices, and two for male and female lay followers, there are thus forty-two.



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