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The Long Āgama Sūtra 18.34

長阿含經 18.34

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Classical Chinese

18.34

爾時,尊者欝陀夷在世尊後執扇扇佛,佛告之曰:「欝陀夷!汝當觀世尊少欲知足,今我有大神力,有大威德,而少欲知足,不樂在欲。欝陀夷!若餘沙門、婆羅門於此法中能勤苦得一法者,彼便當豎幡,告四遠言:『如來今者少欲知足,今觀如來少欲知足,如來有大神力,有大威德,不用在欲。』」

Venerable Udāyin was standing behind the Bhagavān fanning him. The Buddha said to him, “Udāyin, you should observe that the Bhagavān is satisfied with little desire. Now, I have great miraculous power and great majestic virtue but also satisfied with little desire. I’m not pleased to be among desires. Udāyin, if other ascetics and priests would endeavor in this teaching through hardship to attain one thing, they should erect a banner and announce to the four quarters, ‘Today, the Tathāgata is satisfied with little desire. Now, observe that the Tathāgata is satisfied with little desire. The Tathāgata has great miraculous power and great majestic virtue, but he doesn’t make use of desires.’”

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

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