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Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

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II. Progress of the Sāsana - 95<br />

“Ime me Bhante paññāsamattā gihisahāyakā<br />

“<strong>The</strong>se, venerable Sir, are about fifty of my householder friends<br />

Jānapadā pubbānupubbakānaṁ kulānaṁ puttā,<br />

sons of the traditional leading families in the State,<br />

ime Bhagavā ovadatu anusāsatū.” ti<br />

please advise them, Gracious One, please instruct them.”<br />

Tesaṁ Bhagavā anupubbikathaṁ kathesi,<br />

<strong>The</strong> Gracious One spoke about the gradual teaching to them,<br />

seyyathīdaṁ: dānakathaṁ sīlakathaṁ saggakathaṁ,<br />

that is to say: talk about giving, talk about virtue, talk about heaven,<br />

kāmānaṁ ādīnavaṁ okāraṁ saṅkilesaṁ,<br />

the danger, degradation, and defilement of sensual desires,<br />

nekkhamme ānisaṁsaṁ pakāsesi.<br />

and the advantages of renunciation, (these) he explained.<br />

Yadā te Bhagavā aññāsi kallacitte muducitte,<br />

When the Gracious One knew that they had ready minds, pliable minds,<br />

vinīvaraṇacitte udaggacitte pasannacitte,<br />

open minds, uplifted minds, confident minds,<br />

atha yā Buddhānaṁ sāmukkaṁsikā Dhammadesanā taṁ pakāsesi:<br />

he explained to them the Dhamma teaching the Awakened Ones have discovered<br />

themselves:<br />

Dukkhaṁ Samudayaṁ Nirodhaṁ Maggaṁ.<br />

Suffering, Origination, Cessation, Path.<br />

Seyyathā pi nāma suddhaṁ vatthaṁ apagatakāḷakaṁ<br />

Just as it is known that a clean cloth without a stain<br />

sammad-eva rajanaṁ paṭiggaṇheyya,<br />

will take the dye well,<br />

evam-eva tesaṁ tasmiṁ yeva āsane,<br />

just so to them on that very seat,<br />

virajaṁ vītamalaṁ Dhammacakkhuṁ udapādi:<br />

the dust-free, stainless Vision-of-the-Dhamma arose:

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