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Sampasadaniyasutta 21.1-5

Sampasādanīyasutta 21.1-5

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Pāli

21.1

Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ sāriputtaṃ āmantesi:

Then the Buddha said to Venerable Sāriputta,

Inspiring Confidence

21.2

“Tasmātiha tvaṃ, sāriputta, imaṃ dhammapariyāyaṃ abhikkhaṇaṃ bhāseyyāsi bhikkhūnaṃ bhikkhunīnaṃ upāsakānaṃ upāsikānaṃ.

“So Sāriputta, you should frequently speak this exposition of the teaching to the monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen.

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21.3

Yesampi hi, sāriputta, moghapurisānaṃ bhavissati tathāgate kaṅkhā vā vimati vā, tesamimaṃ dhammapariyāyaṃ sutvā tathāgate kaṅkhā vā vimati vā, sā pahīyissatī”ti.

Though there will be some futile people who have doubt or uncertainty regarding the Realized One, when they hear this exposition of the teaching they’ll give up that doubt or uncertainty.”

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21.4

Iti hidaṃ āyasmā sāriputto bhagavato sammukhā sampasādaṃ pavedesi.

That’s how Venerable Sāriputta declared his confidence in the Buddha’s presence.

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21.5

Tasmā imassa veyyākaraṇassa sampasādanīyantveva adhivacananti.

And that’s why the name of this discussion is “Inspiring Confidence”.

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