Mahakhandhako, The Great Chapter sections 1-4

The Great Chapter - 84
Esāhaṁ Bhante Bhagavantaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi,
I go, venerable Sir, to the Gracious One for refuge,
Dhammañ-ca Bhikkhusaṅghañ-ca.
and to the Dhamma, and to the Community of monks. 140
Upāsakaṁ maṁ Bhagavā dhāretu
Please bear it in mind, Gracious One, that I am a lay follower
ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan,”-ti
who has gone for refuge from today forward for as long as I have the breath of life,”
so va loke paṭhamaṁ upāsako ahosi tevāciko.
and he became the first lay disciple in the world with the three(-refuge) formula.
Atha kho Yasassa kulaputtassa pituno Dhamme desiyamāne
Then while Dhamma was being taught to the young man Yasa’s father
yathādiṭṭhaṁ yathāviditaṁ bhūmiṁ paccavekkhantassa,
as (Yasa) was reflecting on the stage (he had reached), just as it was seen, as it was
understood,
anupādāya āsavehi cittaṁ vimucci.
his mind was liberated from the pollutants without attachment.
Atha kho Bhagavato etad-ahosi:
Then this occurred to the Gracious One:
“Yasassa kho kulaputtassa pituno Dhamme desiyamāne
“While Dhamma was being taught to the young man Yasa’s father
yathādiṭṭhaṁ yathāviditaṁ bhūmiṁ paccavekkhantassa
as (Yasa) was reflecting on the stage (he had reached), just as it was seen, as it was
understood,
anupādāya āsavehi cittaṁ vimuttaṁ.
his mind was liberated from the pollutants without attachment.
Abhabbo kho Yaso kulaputto hīnāyāvattitvā kāme paribhuñjituṁ
It is impossible that the young man Yasa could go back to enjoying the low life of
sensual pleasures
140 At this point there was no bhikkhunī saṅgha, but it seems this formula was still in use even
after that saṅgha was formed, which is traditionally placed by Theravāda tradition in the
6th year after the Awakening.