Mahaparinibbanasutta 5.16

5.16.1

Cattārome, bhikkhave, acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande.

There are these four incredible and amazing things about Ānanda.

5.16.2

Katame cattāro?

What four?

5.16.3

Sace, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā ānandaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanena sā attamanā hoti.

If an assembly of monks goes to see Ānanda, they’re uplifted by seeing him

5.16.4

Tatra ce ānando dhammaṃ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.

and uplifted by hearing him speak.

5.16.5

Atittāva, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā hoti, atha kho ānando tuṇhī hoti.

And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.

5.16.6

Sace, bhikkhave, bhikkhunīparisā ānandaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanena sā attamanā hoti.

If an assembly of nuns …

5.16.7

Tatra ce ānando dhammaṃ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.

5.16.8

Atittāva, bhikkhave, bhikkhunīparisā hoti, atha kho ānando tuṇhī hoti.

5.16.9

Sace, bhikkhave, upāsakaparisā ānandaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanena sā attamanā hoti.

laymen …

5.16.10

Tatra ce ānando dhammaṃ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.

5.16.11

Atittāva, bhikkhave, upāsakaparisā hoti, atha kho ānando tuṇhī hoti.

5.16.12

Sace, bhikkhave, upāsikāparisā ānandaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanena sā attamanā hoti.

or laywomen goes to see Ānanda, they’re uplifted by seeing him

5.16.13

Tatra ce ānando dhammaṃ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.

and uplifted by hearing him speak.

5.16.14

Atittāva, bhikkhave, upāsikāparisā hoti, atha kho ānando tuṇhī hoti.

And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.

5.16.15

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande.

These are the four incredible and amazing things about Ānanda.

5.16.16

Cattārome, bhikkhave, acchariyā abbhutā dhammā raññe cakkavattimhi.

There are these four incredible and amazing things about a wheel-turning monarch.

5.16.17

Katame cattāro?

What four?

5.16.18

Sace, bhikkhave, khattiyaparisā rājānaṃ cakkavattiṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanena sā attamanā hoti.

If an assembly of aristocrats goes to see a wheel-turning monarch, they’re uplifted by seeing him

5.16.19

Tatra ce rājā cakkavattī bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.

and uplifted by hearing him speak.

5.16.20

Atittāva, bhikkhave, khattiyaparisā hoti. Atha kho rājā cakkavattī tuṇhī hoti.

And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.

5.16.21

Sace bhikkhave, brāhmaṇaparisā …pe…

If an assembly of brahmins …

5.16.22

gahapatiparisā …pe…

householders …

5.16.23

samaṇaparisā rājānaṃ cakkavattiṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanena sā attamanā hoti.

or ascetics goes to see a wheel-turning monarch, they’re uplifted by seeing him

5.16.24

Tatra ce rājā cakkavattī bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.

and uplifted by hearing him speak.

5.16.25

Atittāva, bhikkhave, samaṇaparisā hoti. Atha kho rājā cakkavattī tuṇhī hoti.

And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.

5.16.26

Evameva kho, bhikkhave, cattārome acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande.

In the same way, there are those four incredible and amazing things about Ānanda.”

5.16.27

Sace, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā ānandaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanena sā attamanā hoti.

5.16.28

Tatra ce ānando dhammaṃ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.

5.16.29

Atittāva, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā hoti.

5.16.30

Atha kho ānando tuṇhī hoti.

5.16.31

Sace, bhikkhave bhikkhunīparisā …pe…

5.16.32

upāsakaparisā …pe…

5.16.33

upāsikāparisā ānandaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanena sā attamanā hoti.

5.16.34

Tatra ce ānando dhammaṃ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.

5.16.35

Atittāva, bhikkhave, upāsikāparisā hoti.

5.16.36

Atha kho ānando tuṇhī hoti.

5.16.37

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande”ti.