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Pasadikasutta 41.1-8

Pāsādikasutta 41.1-8

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Pāli

41.1

Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā upavāṇo bhagavato piṭṭhito ṭhito hoti bhagavantaṃ bījayamāno.

Now at that time Venerable Upavāṇa was standing behind the Buddha fanning him.

An Impressive Discourse

41.2

Atha kho āyasmā upavāṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:

He said to the Buddha,

An Impressive Discourse

41.3

“acchariyaṃ, bhante, abbhutaṃ, bhante.

“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing!

An Impressive Discourse

41.4

Pāsādiko vatāyaṃ, bhante, dhammapariyāyo;

This exposition of the teaching is impressive, sir,

An Impressive Discourse

41.5

supāsādiko vatāyaṃ, bhante, dhammapariyāyo, ko nāmāyaṃ, bhante, dhammapariyāyo”ti?

it is very impressive. Sir, what is the name of this exposition of the teaching?”

An Impressive Discourse

41.6

“Tasmātiha tvaṃ, upavāṇa, imaṃ dhammapariyāyaṃ ‘pāsādiko’ tveva naṃ dhārehī”ti.

“Well then, Upavāṇa, you may remember this exposition of the teaching as ‘The Impressive Discourse’.”

An Impressive Discourse

41.7

Idamavoca bhagavā.

That is what the Buddha said.

An Impressive Discourse

41.8

Attamano āyasmā upavāṇo bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandīti.

Satisfied, Venerable Upavāṇa approved what the Buddha said.

An Impressive Discourse

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