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Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 12 – Readings
Ex. 1 (Part 7 of 7)

Eva.m vutte, Aggikabhaaradvaajo braahma.no
Bhagavanta.m etadavoca: «abhikkanta.m, bho Gotama,
abhikkanta.m, bho Gotama. Seyyathaapi, bho Gotama,
nikkujjita.m va ukkujjeyya, pa.ticchanna.m vaa
vivareyya, muu.lhassa vaa magga.m aacikkheyya,
andhakaare vaa telapajjota.m dhaareyya ‘cakkhumanto
ruupaani dakkhintii’ti; - evameva bhotaa Gotamena
anekapariyaayena dhammo pakaasito. Esaaha.m bhavanta.m
Gotama.m sara.na.m gacchaami dhammañca
bhikkhusaghañca; upaasaka.m ma.m bhava.m Gotamo
dhaaretu ajjat’agge paa.n’upeta.m sara.na.m gatan»ti.
When this was said, the Brahmin, Aggikabharadvaja
spoke thus to the Blessed One: “Wonderful, master
Gotama; wonderful, master Gotama. Just as, master
Gotama, one would set upright that which has been
turned upside down, reveal that which is covered, show
the way to one who has strayed, hold an oil lamp in
the darkness so that one with eyes may see forms, then
even so the doctrine has been made known in various
ways by master Gotama. Thus I go for refuge to the
honourable Gotama, to the Dhamma, and the community of
monks. May the honourable Gotama accept me as a lay
disciple gone for refuge, from today onwards for the
rest of my life”.
(Snp 1.7. Vasalasutta.m
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/khuddaka/suttanipata/snp1-07.html
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Metta, John