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The Long Āgama Sūtra 18.35

長阿含經 18.35

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Classical Chinese

18.35

爾時,尊者欝陀夷正衣服,偏露右肩,右膝著地,叉手白佛言:「甚奇!世尊!少有少欲知足如世尊者,世尊有大神力,有大威德,不用在欲。若復有餘沙門、婆羅門於此法中能勤苦得一法者,便能豎幡,告四遠言:『世尊今者少欲知足。』舍利弗!當為諸比丘、比丘尼、優婆塞、優婆夷數說此法,彼若於佛、法、僧,於道有疑者,聞說此法,無復疑網。」

Venerable Udāyin then adjusted his robes to bare his right shoulder, knelt on his right knee, and saluted the Buddha was his hands together. “Extraordinary, Bhagavān! Few have as satisfied with little desire as the Bhagavān! The Bhagavān has great miraculous power and great majestic virtue, but he doesn’t make use of desires. If again some other ascetic or priest endeavored in this teaching through hardship to attain one thing, they could erect a banner and announce to the four quarters, ‘Today, the Bhagavān is satisfied with little desire …’

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

“Śāriputra, you should teach this Dharma frequently for the monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen. If they should have any doubts about the Buddha, Dharma, Saṅgha, or path, they won’t be tangled in doubt after hearing this teaching.”

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

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