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大方便佛報恩經 6.3

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6.3

At that time, the Tathāgata was surrounded by the great assembly, who made offerings, revered, respected, and praised him. Then Ānanda arose from his seat, observing the minds of the assembly, all of whom had doubts: "How could the Tathāgata, the Bhagavat, allow a lowborn person like Upāli to leave household life following the Buddha? Because he permitted his leaving household life, he has insulted all the kings and kṣatriya clans, increasing their disrespectful minds, and because their faithful minds are defiled, they will lose the puṇyakṣetra forever, even causing the bhikṣu Nanda, son of King Śuddhodana, to give rise to a contemptuous mind."

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