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Mahapadanasutta 2.17

Mahāpadānasutta 2.17

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Pāli

2.17.1

Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassissa bodhisattassa rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi:

Then as he was in private retreat this thought came to his mind,

The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

2.17.2

‘na kho metaṃ patirūpaṃ yohaṃ ākiṇṇo viharāmi, yannūnāhaṃ eko gaṇamhā vūpakaṭṭho vihareyyan’ti.

‘It’s not appropriate for me to live in a crowd. Why don’t I live alone, withdrawn from the group?’

The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

2.17.3

Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassī bodhisatto aparena samayena eko gaṇamhā vūpakaṭṭho vihāsi, aññeneva tāni caturāsītipabbajitasahassāni agamaṃsu, aññena maggena vipassī bodhisatto.

After some time he withdrew from the group to live alone. The 84,000 went one way, but Vipassī went another.

The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

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