大方便佛報恩經 5.51

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5.51

"At that time, Ānanda asked me: 'Mother, why are you so sorrowful as this?' I then replied to the attendant Ānanda: 'Wishing to seek to leave household life and cultivate the Buddha-Dharma, I requested the Tathāgata three times, but the Tathāgata would not grant permission. For this reason, I am sorrowful, that is all.' At that time, Ānanda replied to me, saying: 'Mother, do not sorrow. I shall beseech the Tathāgata to allow you, Mother, to enter the Buddha-Dharma.' Having heard these words, Gautamī was filled with great joy.

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