The Discourse about the Great Emancipation

The Fifth Chapter for Recitation
If, monks, a group of laywomen approach to see Ānanda their minds
are uplifted through seeing (him), and if Ānanda speaks words of
welcome, their minds are uplifted with the speech, but that group of
laywomen are dissatisfied if at that time Ānanda remains silent.
These are the four wonderful and marvellous things about Ānanda.
There are four wonderful and marvellous things, monks, about the
Universal Monarch.
Which four?
1) If, monks, a group of Nobles approach to see the Universal
Monarch their minds are uplifted through seeing (him), and if the
Universal Monarch speaks, their minds are uplifted with the
speech, but that group of nobles are dissatisfied if then the
Universal Monarch remains silent.
2) If, monks, a group of brahmins approach to see the Universal
Monarch their minds are uplifted through seeing (him), and if the
Universal Monarch speaks, their minds are uplifted with the
speech, but that group of brahmins are dissatisfied if then the
Universal Monarch remains silent.
3) If, monks, a group of householders approach to see the Universal
Monarch their minds are uplifted through seeing (him), and if the
Universal Monarch speaks, their minds are uplifted with the
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