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Numbered Discourses · AN 3.125

  • Numbered Discourses 3.125Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.125
  • 13. At Kusinārā13. Kusināravagga

The Gotamaka ShrineGotamakacetiyasutta

At one time the Buddha was staying near Vesālī, at the Gotamaka Shrine.Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vesāliyaṁ viharati gotamake cetiye. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “Mendicants!”“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Venerable sir,” they replied.“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. The Buddha said this:Bhagavā etadavoca:

“Mendicants, I teach based on direct knowledge, not without direct knowledge.“Abhiññāyāhaṁ, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desemi, no anabhiññāya. I teach with reasons, not without them.Sanidānāhaṁ, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desemi, no anidānaṁ. I teach with a demonstrable basis, not without it.Sappāṭihāriyāhaṁ, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desemi, no appāṭihāriyaṁ. Since this is so, you should follow my advice and instruction.Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, abhiññāya dhammaṁ desayato no anabhiññāya, sanidānaṁ dhammaṁ desayato no anidānaṁ, sappāṭihāriyaṁ dhammaṁ desayato no appāṭihāriyaṁ, karaṇīyo ovādo, karaṇīyā anusāsanī. This is enough for you to feel joyful, delighted, and happy:Alañca pana vo, bhikkhave, tuṭṭhiyā, alaṁ attamanatāya, alaṁ somanassāya: ‘The Blessed One is a fully awakened Buddha! The teaching is well explained! The Saṅgha is practicing well!’”‘sammāsambuddho bhagavā, svākkhāto dhammo, suppaṭipanno saṅgho’”ti.

That is what the Buddha said.Idamavoca bhagavā. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti. And while this discourse was being spoken, the thousandfold galaxy shook.Imasmiñca pana veyyākaraṇasmiṁ bhaññamāne sahassī lokadhātu akampitthāti.

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