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Mahasamayasutta 1.1-3

Mahāsamayasutta 1.1-3

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Pāli

1.1

Evaṃ me sutaṃ—

So I have heard.

The Great Congregation

1.2

ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṃ mahāvane mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi sabbeheva arahantehi;

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, in the Great Wood near Kapilavatthu, together with a large Saṅgha of five hundred mendicants, all of whom were perfected ones.

The Great Congregation

1.3

dasahi ca lokadhātūhi devatā yebhuyyena sannipatitā honti bhagavantaṃ dassanāya bhikkhusaṅghañca.

And most of the deities from ten solar systems had gathered to see the Buddha and the Saṅgha of mendicants.

The Great Congregation

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