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Sampasadaniyasutta 20.1-11

Sampasādanīyasutta 20.1-11

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Pāli

20.1

Evaṃ vutte, āyasmā udāyī bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:

When he had spoken, Venerable Udāyī said to the Buddha,

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20.2

“acchariyaṃ, bhante, abbhutaṃ, bhante, tathāgatassa appicchatā santuṭṭhitā sallekhatā.

“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing! The Realized One has so few wishes, such contentment, such self-effacement!

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20.3

Yatra hi nāma tathāgato evaṃmahiddhiko evaṃmahānubhāvo, atha ca pana nevattānaṃ pātukarissati.

For even though the Realized One has such power and might, he will not make a display of himself.

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20.4

Ekamekañcepi ito, bhante, dhammaṃ aññatitthiyā paribbājakā attani samanupasseyyuṃ, te tāvatakeneva paṭākaṃ parihareyyuṃ.

If the wanderers following other religions were to see even a single one of these qualities in themselves they’d carry around a banner to that effect.

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20.5

Acchariyaṃ, bhante, abbhutaṃ, bhante, tathāgatassa appicchatā santuṭṭhitā sallekhatā.

It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing! The Realized One has so few wishes, such contentment, such self-effacement!

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20.6

Yatra hi nāma tathāgato evaṃmahiddhiko evaṃmahānubhāvo. Atha ca pana nevattānaṃ pātukarissatī”ti.

For even though the Realized One has such power and might, he will not make a display of himself.”

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20.7

“Passa kho tvaṃ, udāyi, ‘tathāgatassa appicchatā santuṭṭhitā sallekhatā.

“See, Udāyī, how the Realized One has so few wishes, such contentment, such self-effacement.

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20.8

Yatra hi nāma tathāgato evaṃmahiddhiko evaṃmahānubhāvo, atha ca pana nevattānaṃ pātukarissati’.

For even though the Realized One has such power and might, he will not make a display of himself.

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20.9

Ekamekañcepi ito, udāyi, dhammaṃ aññatitthiyā paribbājakā attani samanupasseyyuṃ, te tāvatakeneva paṭākaṃ parihareyyuṃ.

If the wanderers following other religions were to see even a single one of these qualities in themselves they’d carry around a banner to that effect.

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20.10

Passa kho tvaṃ, udāyi, ‘tathāgatassa appicchatā santuṭṭhitā sallekhatā.

See, Udāyī, how the Realized One has so few wishes, such contentment, such self-effacement.

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20.11

Yatra hi nāma tathāgato evaṃmahiddhiko evaṃmahānubhāvo, atha ca pana nevattānaṃ pātukarissatī’”ti.

For even though the Realized One has such power and might, he will not make a display of himself.”

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