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Incredible Things About Ānanda

Ānandaacchariyasutta

Monks, nuns, laywomen, and laymen love to hear Dharma from Ānanda.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.129Numbered Discourses 4.129
  • 0.213. Bhayavagga13. Fears

0.3ĀnandaacchariyasuttaIncredible Things About Ānanda

1.1“Cattārome, bhikkhave, acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande.“Mendicants, there are these four incredible and amazing things about Ānanda.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?

1.3Sace, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti.If an assembly of monks goes to see Ānanda, they’re uplifted by seeing him1.4Tatra ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.and uplifted by hearing him speak.1.5Atittāva, bhikkhave, bhikkhuparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati.And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.

2.1Sace, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti.If an assembly of nuns …2.2Tattha ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.2.3Atittāva, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati.3.1Sace, bhikkhave, upāsakaparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti.laymen …3.2Tatra ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.3.3Atittāva, bhikkhave, upāsakaparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati.4.1Sace, bhikkhave, upāsikāparisā ānandaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamati, dassanenapi sā attamanā hoti.or laywomen goes to see Ānanda, they’re uplifted by seeing him4.2Tatra ce ānando dhammaṁ bhāsati, bhāsitenapi sā attamanā hoti.and uplifted by hearing him speak.4.3Atittāva, bhikkhave, upāsikāparisā hoti, atha ānando tuṇhī bhavati.And when he falls silent, they’ve never had enough.

4.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro acchariyā abbhutā dhammā ānande”ti.These are the four incredible and amazing things about Ānanda.”

4.5Navamaṁ.