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Samannaphalasutta 8.1-9

Sāmaññaphalasutta 8.1-9

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Pāli

8.1

Tena kho pana samayena jīvako komārabhacco rañño māgadhassa ajātasattussa vedehiputtassa avidūre tuṇhībhūto nisinno hoti.

Now at that time Jīvaka Komārabhacca was sitting silently not far from the king.

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8.2

Atha kho rājā māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto jīvakaṃ komārabhaccaṃ etadavoca:

Then the king said to him,

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8.3

“tvaṃ pana, samma jīvaka, kiṃ tuṇhī”ti?

“But my dear Jīvaka, why are you silent?”

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8.4

“Ayaṃ, deva, bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho amhākaṃ ambavane viharati mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ aḍḍhateḷasehi bhikkhusatehi.

“Your Majesty, this Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha is staying in my mango grove together with a large Saṅgha of 1,250 mendicants.

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8.5

Taṃ kho pana bhagavantaṃ evaṃ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggato:

He has this good reputation:

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8.6

‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavā’ti.

‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’

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8.7

Taṃ devo bhagavantaṃ payirupāsatu.

Let Your Majesty pay homage to him.

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8.8

Appeva nāma devassa bhagavantaṃ payirupāsato cittaṃ pasīdeyyā”ti.

Hopefully in so doing your mind will find peace.”

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8.9

“Tena hi, samma jīvaka, hatthiyānāni kappāpehī”ti.

“Well then, my dear Jīvaka, have the elephants readied.”

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