Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Great Chapter - 156
Laṭṭhivane Suppatiṭṭhe Cetiye.
by the Suppatiṭṭha Shrine in the Palmyra Garden.
Taṁ kho pana Bhagavantaṁ Gotamaṁ
But about that Gracious One Gotama
evaṁ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggato:
this beautiful report has gone round:
‘Iti pi so Bhagavā Arahaṁ Sammāsambuddho,
‘Such is he, the Gracious One, the Worthy One, the Perfect Sambuddha,
vijjācaraṇasampanno Sugato lokavidū,
the one endowed with understanding and good conduct, the Fortunate One, the
one who understands the worlds,
anuttaro purisadammasārathī,
the unsurpassed guide for those people who need taming,
Satthā devamanussānaṁ Buddho Bhagavā.’
the Teacher of gods and men, the Buddha, the Gracious One.’
So imaṁ lokaṁ sadevakaṁ Samārakaṁ Sabrahmakaṁ,
This world with its gods, Māra, and Brahmā,
sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ pajaṁ sadevamanussaṁ,
this generation, with its ascetics and brāhmaṇas, princes and men,
sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā pavedeti.
he makes known, after gaining deep knowledge for himself.
So Dhammaṁ deseti ādikalyāṇaṁ,
He teaches the Dhamma (which is) good in the beginning,
majjhekalyāṇaṁ pariyosānakalyāṇaṁ; sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ;
good in the middle, good in the end; with its meaning, with its (proper) phrasing;
kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ pakāseti.
and explains the spiritual life which is complete, full and pure.
Sādhu kho pana tathārūpānaṁ Arahataṁ dassanaṁ hotī.” ti
But the sight of such Worthy Ones is good.”