The Discourse about the Great Emancipation

The Fifth Chapter for Recitation
3) a Realised One's disciple is worthy of a Shrine, 152
4) a Universal Monarch is worthy of a Shrine.
And for what reason or cause is a Realised One, a Worthy One, a
Perfect Sambuddha worthy of a Shrine? (Thinking): ‘This is the Shrine
of a Realised One, a Worthy One, a Perfect Sambuddha’, Ānanda,
many people purify their mind, and after purifying their mind, at the
break-up of the body, after death, they arise in a fortunate destiny, in a
Heavenly world. This is the reason or cause, Ānanda, why a Realised
One, a Worthy One, a Perfect Sambuddha is worthy of a Shrine.
And for what reason or cause is an Individual Sambuddha worthy of a
Shrine? (Thinking): ‘This is the Shrine of a Gracious One, an
Individual Sambuddha’, Ānanda, many people purify their mind, and
after purifying their mind, at the break-up of the body, after death,
they arise in a fortunate destiny, in a Heavenly world. This is the
reason or cause, Ānanda, why an Individual Sambuddha is worthy of a
Shrine.
And for what reason or cause is a Realised One's disciple worthy of a
Shrine? (Thinking): ‘This is the Shrine of a disciple of a Gracious One,
a Worthy One, a Perfect Sambuddha’, Ānanda, many people purify
152 From the Commentary on the next line where a puthujjana monk is
mentioned it is clear that a disciple here means one who is a Noble Disciple
(Ariyasāvaka).
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