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摩訶般若經云。何名上人。佛言若菩薩一心行阿耨菩提心不散亂。是名上人○增一經云。夫人處世。有過能自改者。名上人○十誦律云。有四種。一麁人。二濁人。三中間人。四上人○律缾沙王呼佛弟子為上人○古師云。內有智德。外有勝行。在人之上。名上人。

The Mahāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra states: "Who is called a noble person? The Buddha said: 'If a bodhisattva single-mindedly practices anuttara-bodhi with an undistracted mind, this is called a noble person.'" The Ekottarikāgama states: "If a person dwelling in the world has faults and is able to reform themselves, they are called a noble person." The Daśādhyāya-vinaya states: "There are four kinds of persons: 1. coarse persons; 2. turbid persons; 3. intermediate persons; and 4. noble persons." In the vinaya, King Bimbisāra addresses the disciples of the Buddha as noble persons. Ancient masters said: "Internally possessing wisdom and virtue, and externally possessing superior conduct, standing above other people, one is called a noble person."