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Mahakhandhako, The Great Chapter sections 1-4

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“Aññāsi vata bho Koṇḍañño,<br />

“Koṇḍañña surely knows,<br />

aññāsi vata bho Koṇḍañño” ti.<br />

Koṇḍañña surely knows.”<br />

Iti hidaṁ āyasmato Koṇḍaññassa<br />

Thus to the venerable Koṇḍañña<br />

I. <strong>The</strong> First Teachings - 65<br />

Aññā Koṇḍañño tveva nāmaṁ ahosi.<br />

came the name Aññā Koṇḍañña (Koṇḍañña, he-who-knows).<br />

[Uttarisamāpattiyo]<br />

[10: Further Attainments]<br />

Atha kho āyasmā Aññā Koṇḍañño diṭṭhadhammo pattadhammo,<br />

<strong>The</strong>n the venerable Aññā Koṇḍañña, having seen the Dhamma, attained the Dhamma,<br />

viditadhammo pariyogāḷhadhammo tiṇṇavicikiccho vigatakathaṁkatho,<br />

understood the Dhamma, penetrated the Dhamma, crossed over uncertainty, being<br />

without doubts,<br />

vesārajjappatto aparappaccayo Satthusāsane Bhagavantaṁ etad-avoca:<br />

having attained full confidence, having become independent of others in the<br />

Teacher’s teaching, said this to the Gracious One:<br />

“Labheyyāhaṁ Bhante Bhagavato santike pabbajjaṁ<br />

“May I receive the going-forth, venerable Sir, in the presence of the Gracious One,<br />

labheyyaṁ upasampadan.”-ti<br />

may I receive the full ordination.”<br />

“Ehi bhikkhū” ti Bhagavā avoca “svākkhāto Dhammo,<br />

“Come, monk,” said the Gracious One, “the Dhamma has been well-proclaimed,<br />

cara brahmacariyaṁ sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāyā.” ti<br />

live the spiritual life for the complete ending of suffering.”<br />

Sā va tassa āyasmato upasampadā ahosi.<br />

That was the venerable one’s full ordination. 127<br />

127 He is therefore the first monk is the dispensation, and was ordained with the ehibhikkhu<br />

formula.

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