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Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 9 �Readings
Ex. 1 (Part 1 of 2)
Eka.m samaya.m Bhagavaa Bhoganagare viharati
Aanandacetiye. Tatra kho Bhagavaa bhikkhuu aamantesi:
�Bhikkhavo�ti.
At one time, the Blessed One was living in the town of
Bhoga at the Ananda monastery. There the Blessed One
addressed the monks: �Monks�, he said.
�Bhadante�ti te bhikkhuu Bhagavato paccassosu.m.
�Most venerable sir�, the monks replied to the Blessed
One.
Bhagavaa etadavoca: �Cattaaro�me, bhikkhave,
mahaapadese desessaami, ta.m su.naatha, saadhuka.m
manasikarotha; bhaasissaamii�ti.
The Blessed One said thus: �I will preach to you these
four great statements, listen and pay careful
attention; I will speak.�
�Eva.m, bhante�ti kho te bhikkhuu Bhagavato
paccassosu.m.
�Yes, venerable sir�, the monks replied to the Blessed
One.
Bhagavaa etadavoca:
The Blessed One said thus:
�Katame, bhikkhave, cattaaro mahaapadesaa? Idha,
bhikkhave, bhikkhu eva.m vadeyya - �Sammukhaa m�eta.m,
aavuso, Bhagavato suta.m, sammukhaa pa.tiggahita.m -
aya.m dhammo, aya.m vinayo, ida.m satthusaasana.m� ti.
Tassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno bhaasita.m n�eva
abhinanditabba.m nappa.tikkositabba.m. Anabhinanditvaa
appa.tikkositvaa taani padabya~njanaani saadhuka.m
uggahetvaa sutte otaaretabbaani, vinaye
sandassetabbaani. Taani ce sutte otaariyamaanaani
vinaye sandassiyamaanaani na c�eva sutte otaranti na
vinaye sandissanti, ni.t.thamettha gantabba.m:
'Addhaa, ida.m na c�eva tassa Bhagavato vacana.m
Arahato Sammaasambuddhassa ��ti. Iti h�eta.m,
bhikkhave, cha.d.deyyaatha.�
�And what, monks, are the four great statements?
Here, monks, a monk should say this � �This has been
heard by me face to face from the Blessed One, face to
face it has been received � this doctrine, this
discipline, this dispensation from the Teacher�.
Monks, the speaking of this is neither to be rejoiced
at nor rejected by a monk. Not having been rejoiced
at nor rejected, these phrases having been well
learned, the discourses are to be brought forth, the
rules of discipline are to be compared. If when the
discourses are brought forth and the rules of
discipline compared, these do not enter into the
discourses, these do not agree with the discipline,
then it is to be concluded here: �Verily, this is not
the word of the Blessed One, the arahant, the fully
enlightened one�. Then this you should discard.�