Mahāparinibbāna Sutta 3.40.8
Mahāparinibbānasutta 3.40.8
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3.40.8
Sace tvaṃ, ānanda, tathāgataṃ yāceyyāsi, dveva te vācā tathāgato paṭikkhipeyya, atha tatiyakaṃ adhivāseyya.
If you had begged me, I would have turned you down twice, but consented on the third time.