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Mahakhandhako, The Great Chapter sections 1-4

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I. <strong>The</strong> First Teachings - 67<br />

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

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

Sā va tesaṁ āyasmantānaṁ upasampadā ahosi.<br />

That was these venerable ones’ full ordination.<br />

Atha kho Bhagavā tad-avasese bhikkhū nīhārabhatto<br />

<strong>The</strong>n the Gracious One, living on (those three) monks’ food<br />

Dhammiyā kathāya ovadi anusāsi,<br />

gave advice and instruction with a Dhamma talk to the remaining monks,<br />

yaṁ tayo bhikkhū piṇḍāya caritvā āharanti tena chabbaggo yāpeti.<br />

and the six monks subsisted on whatever, after walking for alms-food, the three<br />

monks brought them. 130<br />

Atha kho āyasmato ca Mahānāmassa āyasmato ca Assajissa<br />

<strong>The</strong>n to the venerable Mahānāma and to the venerable Assaji<br />

Bhagavatā Dhammiyā kathāya ovadiyamānānaṁ anusāsiyamānānaṁ<br />

as the Gracious One gave advice and instruction with a Dhamma talk<br />

virajaṁ, vītamalaṁ, Dhammacakkhuṁ udapādi:<br />

the dust-free, stainless, Vision-of-the-Dhamma arose:<br />

“Yaṁ kiñci samudayadhammaṁ,<br />

“Whatever has the nature of arising,<br />

sabban-taṁ nirodhadhamman”-ti.<br />

all that has the nature of ceasing.”<br />

Te diṭṭhadhammā pattadhammā,<br />

<strong>The</strong>y, having seen the Dhamma, attained the Dhamma,<br />

viditadhammā pariyogāḷhadhammā tiṇṇavicikicchā vigatakathaṁkathā,<br />

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

without doubts,<br />

vesārajjappattā aparappaccayā Satthusāsane Bhagavantaṁ etad-avocuṁ:<br />

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

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

130 Horner takes this line as a quotation meaning this was the instruction and advice he gave<br />

them, but I think this misses the point.

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