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The Blessed One having attained Buddhahood while resting under the shepherd's Nigrodha tree<br/>
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The [[Blessed One]] having attained [[Buddhahood]] while resting under the shepherd's [[Nigrodha]] [[tree]]<br/>
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on the banks of the river Neranyjara, pronounced this solemn utterance: [1]<br/>
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on the banks of the [[river]] Neranyjara, pronounced this solemn utterance: [1]<br/>
 
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:"How blest in happy solitude<br/>
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:"How blest in [[happy]] [[solitude]]<br/>
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:Is he who hears of truth the call!<br/>
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:Is he who hears of [[truth]] the call!<br/>
 
:How blest to be both kind and good,<br/>
 
:How blest to be both kind and good,<br/>
 
:To practice self-restraint to all!<br/>
 
:To practice self-restraint to all!<br/>
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:How blest from passion to be free,<br/>
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:How blest from [[passion]] to be free,<br/>
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:All sensuous joys to let pass by!<br/>
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:All [[sensuous]] joys to let pass by!<br/>
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:Yet highest bliss enjoyeth he<br/>
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:Yet [[highest bliss]] enjoyeth he<br/>
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:Who quits the pride of 'I am I.' [2]<br/>
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:Who quits the [[pride]] of 'I am I.' [2]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
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"I have recognized the deepest truth,<br/>
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"I have [[recognized]] the deepest [[truth]],<br/>
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which is sublime and peace-giving,<br/>
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which is [[sublime]] and peace-giving,<br/>
 
but difficult to understand;<br/>
 
but difficult to understand;<br/>
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for most men move in a sphere of worldly interests<br/>
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for most men move in a [[sphere]] of [[worldly]] interests<br/>
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and find their delights in worldly desires. [3]<br/>
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and find their delights in [[worldly]] [[desires]]. [3]<br/>
 
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"The worldling will not understand the doctrine,<br/>
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"The [[worldling]] will not understand the [[doctrine]],<br/>
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for to him there is happiness in selfhood only,<br/>
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for to him there is [[happiness]] in [[selfhood]] only,<br/>
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and the bliss that lies in a complete surrender to truth<br/>
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and the [[bliss]] that lies in a complete surrender to [[truth]]<br/>
 
is unintelligible to him. [4]<br/>
 
is unintelligible to him. [4]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
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"He will call resignation what to the enlightened mind is the purest joy.<br/>
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"He will call resignation what to the [[enlightened mind]] is the purest [[joy]].<br/>
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He will see annihilation where the perfected one finds immortality.<br/>
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He will see {{Wiki|annihilation}} where the perfected one finds [[immortality]].<br/>
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He will regard as death what the conqueror of self knows to be life everlasting. [5]<br/>
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He will regard as [[death]] what the conqueror of [[self]] [[knows]] to be [[life]] everlasting. [5]<br/>
 
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"The truth remains hidden from him who is in the bondage of hate and desire.<br/>
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"The [[truth]] remains hidden from him who is in the bondage of [[hate]] and [[desire]].<br/>
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Nirvana remains incomprehensible and mysterious<br/>
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[[Nirvana]] remains incomprehensible and mysterious<br/>
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to the vulgar whose minds are beclouded with worldly interests.<br/>
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to the vulgar whose [[minds]] are beclouded with [[worldly]] interests.<br/>
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Should I preach the doctrine and mankind not comprehend it,<br/>
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Should I {{Wiki|preach}} the [[doctrine]] and mankind not comprehend it,<br/>
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it would bring me only fatigue and trouble." [6]<br/>
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it would bring me only {{Wiki|fatigue}} and trouble." [6]<br/>
 
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Mara, the Evil One, on hearing the words of the Blessed Buddha,<br/>
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[[Mara]], the [[Evil One]], on hearing the words of the Blessed [[Buddha]],<br/>
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approached and said: "Be greeted, thou Holy One.<br/>
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approached and said: "Be greeted, thou [[Holy One]].<br/>
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Thou hast attained the highest bliss<br/>
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Thou hast attained the [[highest bliss]]<br/>
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and it is time for thee to enter into the final Nirvana." [7]<br/>
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and it is [[time]] for thee to enter into the final [[Nirvana]]." [7]<br/>
 
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Then Brahma Sahampati descended from the heavens<br/>
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Then [[Brahma Sahampati]] descended from the [[heavens]]<br/>
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and, having worshipped the Blessed One, said: [8]<br/>
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and, having worshipped the [[Blessed One]], said: [8]<br/>
 
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"Alas! the world must perish,<br/>
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"Alas! the [[world]] must perish,<br/>
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should the Holy One, the Tathagata, decide not to teach the Dharma. [9]<br/>
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should the [[Holy One]], the [[Tathagata]], decide not to teach the [[Dharma]]. [9]<br/>
 
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"Be merciful to those that struggle;<br/>
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"Be [[merciful]] to those that struggle;<br/>
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have compassion upon the sufferers;<br/>
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have [[compassion]] upon the sufferers;<br/>
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pity the creatures who are hopelessly entangled in the snares of sorrow. [10]<br/>
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pity the creatures who are hopelessly entangled in the snares of [[sorrow]]. [10]<br/>
 
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"There are some beings that are almost free from the dust of worldliness.<br/>
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"There are some [[beings]] that are almost free from the dust of worldliness.<br/>
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If they hear not the doctrine preached, they will be lost.<br/>
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If they hear not the [[doctrine]] {{Wiki|preached}}, they will be lost.<br/>
 
But if they hear it, they will believe and be saved." [11]<br/>
 
But if they hear it, they will believe and be saved." [11]<br/>
 
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The Blessed One, full of compassion,<br/>
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The [[Blessed One]], full of [[compassion]],<br/>
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looked with the eye of a Buddha upon all sentient creatures,<br/>
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looked with the [[eye]] of a [[Buddha]] upon all sentient creatures,<br/>
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and he saw among them beings whose minds were but scarcely covered by the dust of worldliness,<br/>
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and he saw among them [[beings]] whose [[minds]] were but scarcely covered by the dust of worldliness,<br/>
 
who were of good disposition and easy to instruct.<br/>
 
who were of good disposition and easy to instruct.<br/>
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He saw some who were conscious of the dangers of lust and wrong doing. [12]<br/>
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He saw some who were [[conscious]] of the dangers of [[lust]] and wrong doing. [12]<br/>
 
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And the Blessed One said to Brahma Sahampati:<br/>
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And the [[Blessed One]] said to [[Brahma Sahampati]]:<br/>
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"Wide open be the door of immortality to all who have ears to hear.<br/>
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"Wide open be the door of [[immortality]] to all who have {{Wiki|ears}} to hear.<br/>
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May they receive the Dharma with faith." [13]<br/>
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May they receive the [[Dharma]] with [[faith]]." [13]<br/>
 
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And the Blessed One turned to Mara, saying:<br/>
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And the [[Blessed One]] turned to [[Mara]], saying:<br/>
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"I shall not pass into the final Nirvana, O Evil One,<br/>
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"I shall not pass into the final [[Nirvana]], O [[Evil One]],<br/>
 
until there be not only brethren and sisters of an Order,<br/>
 
until there be not only brethren and sisters of an Order,<br/>
 
but also lay-disciples of both sexes,<br/>
 
but also lay-disciples of both sexes,<br/>
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who shall have become true hearers, wise, well-trained, ready and learned,<br/>
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who shall have become true hearers, [[wise]], well-trained, ready and learned,<br/>
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versed in the scriptures, fulfilling all the greater and lesser duties,<br/>
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versed in the [[scriptures]], fulfilling all the greater and lesser duties,<br/>
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correct in life, walking according to the precepts -<br/>
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correct in [[life]], walking according to the [[precepts]] -<br/>
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until they, having thus themselves learned the doctrine,<br/>
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until they, having thus themselves learned the [[doctrine]],<br/>
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shall be able to give information to others concerning it,<br/>
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shall be able to give [[information]] to others concerning it,<br/>
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preach it, make it known, establish it,<br/>
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{{Wiki|preach}} it, make it known, establish it,<br/>
 
open it, minutely explain it, and make it clear -<br/>
 
open it, minutely explain it, and make it clear -<br/>
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until they, when others start vain doctrines,<br/>
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until they, when others start vain [[doctrines]],<br/>
 
shall be able to vanquish and refute them,<br/>
 
shall be able to vanquish and refute them,<br/>
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and so to spread the wonder-working truth abroad.<br/>
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and so to spread the wonder-working [[truth]] abroad.<br/>
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I shall not die until the pure religion of truth shall have become successful,<br/>
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I shall not [[die]] until the [[pure]] [[religion]] of [[truth]] shall have become successful,<br/>
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prosperous, wide-spread and popular in all its full extent -<br/>
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[[prosperous]], wide-spread and popular in all its full extent -<br/>
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until, in a word, it shall have been well proclaimed among men!" [14]<br/>
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until, in a [[word]], it shall have been [[well proclaimed]] among men!" [14]<br/>
 
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Then Brahma Sahampati understood that the Blessed One had granted his request<br/>
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Then [[Brahma Sahampati]] understood that the [[Blessed One]] had granted his request<br/>
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and would preach the doctrine. [15]<br/>
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and would {{Wiki|preach}} the [[doctrine]]. [15]<br/>
  
 
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The Blessed One having attained Buddhahood while resting under the shepherd's Nigrodha tree
on the banks of the river Neranyjara, pronounced this solemn utterance: [1]

"How blest in happy solitude
Is he who hears of truth the call!
How blest to be both kind and good,
To practice self-restraint to all!
How blest from passion to be free,
All sensuous joys to let pass by!
Yet highest bliss enjoyeth he
Who quits the pride of 'I am I.' [2]


"I have recognized the deepest truth,
which is sublime and peace-giving,
but difficult to understand;
for most men move in a sphere of worldly interests
and find their delights in worldly desires. [3]

"The worldling will not understand the doctrine,
for to him there is happiness in selfhood only,
and the bliss that lies in a complete surrender to truth
is unintelligible to him. [4]

"He will call resignation what to the enlightened mind is the purest joy.
He will see annihilation where the perfected one finds immortality.
He will regard as death what the conqueror of self knows to be life everlasting. [5]

"The truth remains hidden from him who is in the bondage of hate and desire.
Nirvana remains incomprehensible and mysterious
to the vulgar whose minds are beclouded with worldly interests.
Should I preach the doctrine and mankind not comprehend it,
it would bring me only fatigue and trouble." [6]

Mara, the Evil One, on hearing the words of the Blessed Buddha,
approached and said: "Be greeted, thou Holy One.
Thou hast attained the highest bliss
and it is time for thee to enter into the final Nirvana." [7]

Then Brahma Sahampati descended from the heavens
and, having worshipped the Blessed One, said: [8]

"Alas! the world must perish,
should the Holy One, the Tathagata, decide not to teach the Dharma. [9]

"Be merciful to those that struggle;
have compassion upon the sufferers;
pity the creatures who are hopelessly entangled in the snares of sorrow. [10]

"There are some beings that are almost free from the dust of worldliness.
If they hear not the doctrine preached, they will be lost.
But if they hear it, they will believe and be saved." [11]

The Blessed One, full of compassion,
looked with the eye of a Buddha upon all sentient creatures,
and he saw among them beings whose minds were but scarcely covered by the dust of worldliness,
who were of good disposition and easy to instruct.
He saw some who were conscious of the dangers of lust and wrong doing. [12]

And the Blessed One said to Brahma Sahampati:
"Wide open be the door of immortality to all who have ears to hear.
May they receive the Dharma with faith." [13]

And the Blessed One turned to Mara, saying:
"I shall not pass into the final Nirvana, O Evil One,
until there be not only brethren and sisters of an Order,
but also lay-disciples of both sexes,
who shall have become true hearers, wise, well-trained, ready and learned,
versed in the scriptures, fulfilling all the greater and lesser duties,
correct in life, walking according to the precepts -
until they, having thus themselves learned the doctrine,
shall be able to give information to others concerning it,
preach it, make it known, establish it,
open it, minutely explain it, and make it clear -
until they, when others start vain doctrines,
shall be able to vanquish and refute them,
and so to spread the wonder-working truth abroad.
I shall not die until the pure religion of truth shall have become successful,
prosperous, wide-spread and popular in all its full extent -
until, in a word, it shall have been well proclaimed among men!" [14]

Then Brahma Sahampati understood that the Blessed One had granted his request
and would preach the doctrine. [15]

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