དམ་པའ་ཆས་པད་མ་དཀར་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 2.8

2.8

They will have faith in, have conviction in, and will uphold the Bhagavān’s teaching, and for a long time it will bring them benefit, welfare, and happiness.”

Then at that time Brother Śāriputra recited these verses:

“Supreme human, teach the Dharma.
I, your senior son, make this request to you.
Here there are present billions of beings
Who will have faith in the Dharma you teach. {35}

“These beings, who in their previous lives
You constantly ripened over a very long time,
Are all standing here with hands in homage.
They will have faith in this Dharma. {36}

“There are twelve hundred here who are like me,
Who are established in the highest enlightenment.
Sugata, regard them and give your teaching
So that they will experience the highest happiness.” {37}

Then the Bhagavān, knowing Brother Śāriputra had made this request for the third time, said these words to Brother Śāriputra: “Śāriputra, now that you have made this request to the Tathāgata three times, I have said what I had to say about your request. Therefore, Śāriputra, listen carefully and remember, for I will give you the teaching.”

As soon as the Bhagavān had consented, more than five thousand arrogant bhikṣus, bhikṣuṇīs, upāsakas, and upāsikās within that assembly rose from their seats, bowed down their heads to the Bhagavān’s feet, and departed from the assembly. As a result of their arrogance they believed that they had obtained roots of merit when they had not obtained them, and believed they had realization when they did not have realization. They had become aware of their own error and departed from that assembly, the Bhagavān giving his permission to do so by remaining silent.

Then the Bhagavān said to Brother Śāriputra, “Śāriputra, my assembly has become free of its dregs.