[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Āgama sūtras of the mainstream schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama) › [Dīrghāgama (Dharmaguptaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama) › [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas) › 2.42 # The Long Āgama Sūtra 2.42 長阿含經 2.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.42) 爾時，世尊默然許可。諸清信士見佛默然，即從座起，遶佛三匝，作禮而歸。尋為如來起大堂舍，平治處所，掃灑燒香，嚴敷寶座。供設既辦，往白世尊：「所設已具，唯聖知時。」 > The Bhagavān then silently gave his consent. Seeing the Buddha remain silent, those laymen rose from their seats, circled the Buddha three times, bowed, and returned home. They quickly set up a large residence hall for the Tathāgata and arranged the dwelling places, sweeping, washing, burning incense, and preparing precious seats. Having arranged and provided this, they returned and said to the Bhagavān, “We’ve prepared everything. It’s up to the noble ones to decide when to go.” > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) - [Previous: 2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.41) - [Next: 2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.43) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-patton.2.p54) — Charles Patton, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-mt.2.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.2.42) · Pramāṇa