Mahapadanasutta 1.15

1.15.1

“Tathāgatassevesā, bhikkhave, dhammadhātu suppaṭividdhā, yassā dhammadhātuyā suppaṭividdhattā tathāgato atīte buddhe parinibbute chinnapapañce chinnavaṭume pariyādinnavaṭṭe sabbadukkhavītivatte jātitopi anussarati, nāmatopi anussarati, gottatopi anussarati, āyuppamāṇatopi anussarati, sāvakayugatopi anussarati, sāvakasannipātatopi anussarati:

“It is because the Realized One has clearly penetrated the principle of the teachings that he can recollect all these things.

1.15.2

‘evaṃjaccā te bhagavanto ahesuṃ itipi, evaṃnāmā evaṅgottā evaṃsīlā evaṃdhammā evaṃpaññā evaṃvihārī evaṃvimuttā te bhagavanto ahesuṃ itipī’ti.

1.15.3

Devatāpi tathāgatassa etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ, yena tathāgato atīte buddhe parinibbute chinnapapañce chinnavaṭume pariyādinnavaṭṭe sabbadukkhavītivatte jātitopi anussarati, nāmatopi anussarati, gottatopi anussarati, āyuppamāṇatopi anussarati, sāvakayugatopi anussarati, sāvakasannipātatopi anussarati:

And the deities also told me.

1.15.4

‘evaṃjaccā te bhagavanto ahesuṃ itipi, evaṃnāmā evaṅgottā evaṃsīlā evaṃdhammā evaṃpaññā evaṃvihārī evaṃvimuttā te bhagavanto ahesuṃ itipī’ti.

1.15.5

Iccheyyātha no tumhe, bhikkhave, bhiyyoso mattāya pubbenivāsapaṭisaṃyuttaṃ dhammiṃ kathaṃ sotun”ti?

Would you like to hear a further Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives?”

1.15.6

“Etassa, bhagavā, kālo; etassa, sugata, kālo;

“Now is the time, Blessed One! Now is the time, Holy One!

1.15.7

yaṃ bhagavā bhiyyoso mattāya pubbenivāsapaṭisaṃyuttaṃ dhammiṃ kathaṃ kareyya, bhagavato sutvā bhikkhū dhāressantī”ti.

Let the Buddha give a further Dhamma talk on the subject of past lives. The mendicants will listen and remember it.”

1.15.8

“Tena hi, bhikkhave, suṇātha, sādhukaṃ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

“Well then, mendicants, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

1.15.9

“Evaṃ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ.

“Yes, sir,” they replied.

1.15.10

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this: