With Poṭṭhapāda 5.1-10

Poṭṭhapādasutta 5.1-10

Atha kho bhagavā yena poṭṭhapādo paribbājako tenupasaṅkami.

Then the Buddha approached Poṭṭhapāda,
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Atha kho poṭṭhapādo paribbājako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:

who said to him,
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“etu kho, bhante, bhagavā.

“Let the Blessed One come, sir!
With Poṭṭhapāda

Svāgataṃ, bhante, bhagavato.

Welcome to the Blessed One, sir!
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Cirassaṃ kho, bhante, bhagavā imaṃ pariyāyamakāsi, yadidaṃ idhāgamanāya.

It’s been a long time since you took the opportunity to come here.
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Nisīdatu, bhante, bhagavā, idaṃ āsanaṃ paññattan”ti.

Please, sir, sit down, here, a seat is ready.”
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Nisīdi bhagavā paññatte āsane.

The Buddha sat down on the seat spread out,
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Poṭṭhapādopi kho paribbājako aññataraṃ nīcaṃ āsanaṃ gahetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi.

while Poṭṭhapāda took a low seat and sat to one side.
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Ekamantaṃ nisinnaṃ kho poṭṭhapādaṃ paribbājakaṃ bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said to him,
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“kāya nuttha, poṭṭhapāda, etarahi kathāya sannisinnā, kā ca pana vo antarākathā vippakatā”ti?

“Poṭṭhapāda, what were you sitting talking about just now? What conversation was left unfinished?”
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