The Discourse about the Great Emancipation

The Fifth Chapter for Recitation
attain Final Emancipation, too quickly the Visionary in the world will
disappear!’ ”
But those Divinities who have cut off passion, mindfully, with full
awareness, they endure, (thinking): ‘Impermanent are (all) processes,
how can it be otherwise?’ ”
[35: The Four Places that Produce Enthusiasm]
“Formerly, reverend Sir, the monks, having dwelt for the Rains
Retreat used to come to see the Realised One, and we would receive
those meditating monks for assembling and seeing (the Realised
One). 143 But after the Gracious One has passed way, reverend Sir, we
will not receive those meditating monks for assembling and seeing (the
Realised One).”
“There are these four places that can be seen, that produce enthusiasm,
Ānanda, for a faithful man of good family.
Which four?
143 The Commentary mentions that it was customary for monks to come and
see the Buddha before the Rains Retreat began to get a meditation subject
(kammaṭṭhāna), and again after the Retreat had ended to announce their
attainments.
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