It was welcome, not unwelcome,“Svāgataṁ na durāgataṁ,the advice I got was good.Nayidaṁ dumantitaṁ mama;Of the well-explained teachings,Saṁvibhattesu dhammesu,I arrived at the best.Yaṁ seṭṭhaṁ tadupāgamin”ti.
That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Pilindavaccha.Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā pilindavaccho thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.
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