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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> - 174<br />
antaragharaṁ paviṭṭho piṇḍāya carati.<br />
he has entered amongst the houses for alms.<br />
Yan-nūnāhaṁ imaṁ bhikkhuṁ piṭṭhito piṭṭhito anubandheyyaṁ<br />
Now what if I were to follow along close behind this monk<br />
atthikehi upaññātaṁ maggan?”-ti<br />
with a desire to find out the path?”<br />
Atha kho āvuso Assaji bhikkhu Rājagahe piṇḍāya caritvā,<br />
<strong>The</strong>n, friend, the monk Assaji, after walking for alms in Rājagaha,<br />
piṇḍapātaṁ ādāya paṭikkami.<br />
and taking his alms food, went back.<br />
Atha khvāhaṁ āvuso yena Assaji bhikkhu tenupasaṅkami,<br />
<strong>The</strong>n I, friend, approached the monk Assaji,<br />
upasaṅkamitvā Assajinā bhikkhunā saddhiṁ sammodiṁ,<br />
and after approaching I exchanged greetings with the monk Assaji,<br />
sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sārāṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekam-antaṁ aṭṭhāsiṁ.<br />
and after exchanging polite and courteous greetings, I stood on one side.<br />
Ekam-antaṁ ṭhito kho ahaṁ āvuso Assajiṁ bhikkhuṁ etad-avocaṁ:<br />
While standing on one side, friend, I said this to the monk Assaji:<br />
“Vippasannāni kho te āvuso indriyāni, parisuddho chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto,<br />
“Your faculties, friend, are very clear, purified is your skin and bright,<br />
kaṁsi tvaṁ āvuso uddissa pabbajito,<br />
on account of whom, friend, did you go forth,<br />
ko vā te Satthā, kassa vā tvaṁ Dhammaṁ rocesī?” ti<br />
who is your teacher, what Dhamma do you prefer?”<br />
“Atthāvuso Mahāsamaṇo Sakyaputto Sakyakulā pabbajito,<br />
“<strong>The</strong>re is, friend, a <strong>Great</strong> Ascetic, the Sakyan Son, who has gone forth from the<br />
Sakya family,<br />
tāhaṁ Bhagavantaṁ uddissa pabbajito,<br />
on account of that Gracious One I went forth,<br />
so ca me Bhagavā Satthā, tassa cāhaṁ Bhagavato Dhammaṁ rocemī.” ti<br />
that Gracious One is my Teacher, that Gracious One’s Dhamma I prefer.”