The Discourse about the Great Emancipation

The Second Chapter for Recitation
‘Such is he, the Gracious One, the Worthy One, the Perfect
Sambuddha,
the one endowed with understanding and good conduct, the
Fortunate One, the One who understands the worlds,
the unsurpassed guide for those people who need taming,
the Teacher of Divinities and men, the Buddha, the Gracious One.’
He is endowed with perfect confidence in the Teaching (thinking):
‘The Teaching has been well-proclaimed by the Gracious One,
it is visible, not subject to time, inviting inspection, onward leading,
and can be understood by the wise for themselves.’
He is endowed with perfect confidence in the Community (thinking):
‘The Gracious One's Community of disciples
are good in their practice,
the Gracious One's Community of disciples
are straight in their practice,
the Gracious One's Community of disciples
are systematic in their practice,
the Gracious One's Community of disciples
are correct in their practice,
that is to say, the four pairs of persons,
the eight individual persons,
this is the Gracious One's Community of disciples,
they are worthy of offerings, of hospitality, of gifts,
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