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Samannaphalasutta 11.1-4

Sāmaññaphalasutta 11.1-4

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Pāli

11.1

Atha kho rājā māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto yāvatikā nāgassa bhūmi nāgena gantvā, nāgā paccorohitvā, pattikova yena maṇḍalamāḷassa dvāraṃ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā jīvakaṃ komārabhaccaṃ etadavoca:

Then King Ajātasattu rode on the elephant as far as the terrain allowed, then descended and approached the pavilion door on foot, where he asked Jīvaka,

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11.2

“kahaṃ pana, samma jīvaka, bhagavā”ti?

“But my dear Jīvaka, where is the Buddha?”

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11.3

“Eso, mahārāja, bhagavā;

“That is the Buddha, Great King, that is the Buddha!

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11.4

eso, mahārāja, bhagavā majjhimaṃ thambhaṃ nissāya puratthābhimukho nisinno purakkhato bhikkhusaṅghassā”ti.

He’s sitting against the central column facing east, in front of the Saṅgha of mendicants.”

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