Incredible Things About ĀnandaĀnandaacchariyasutta

“Mendicants, there are these four incredible and amazing things about Ānanda.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande. What four?Katame cattāro?

If an assembly of monks goes to see Ānanda, they’re uplifted by seeing himSace, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. and uplifted by hearing him speak.Tatra ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti. And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.Atittāva, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati.

If an assembly of nuns …Sace, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. laymen …Sace, bhikkhave, upāsakaparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. or laywomen goes to see Ānanda, they’re uplifted by seeing himSace, bhikkhave, upāsikāparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti. and uplifted by hearing him speak.Tatra ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti. And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.Atittāva, bhikkhave, upāsikāparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati.

These are the four incredible and amazing things about Ānanda.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande”ti.