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Dighanikaya 1.1_31

Sumaṅgalavilāsinī 1.1_31

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1.1_31

Bhagavāti garu. Garuñhi loke bhagavāti vadanti. Ayañca sabbaguṇavisiṭṭhatāya sabbasattānaṃ garu, tasmā bhagavāti veditabbo. Porāṇehipi vuttaṃ –

‘Blessed One’ (bhagavā) means venerable (garu). For in the world they call a venerable person ‘bhagavā’. And he, on account of his distinction in all virtues, is venerable to all beings; therefore he should be understood as ‘Bhagavā’. It was also said by the ancients:

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