No ce dhammaṁ anussareyyātha, atha saṅghaṁ anussareyyātha: “suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho ujuppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho ñāyappaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho sāmīcippaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, yadidaṁ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā esa bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, āhuneyyo pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjalikaraṇīyo anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassā”ti. Saṅghañhi vo, bhikkhave, anussarataṁ yaṁ bhavissati bhayaṁ vā chambhitattaṁ vā lomahaṁso vā, so pahīyissati. Taṁ kissa hetu? Tathāgato hi, bhikkhave, arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vītarāgo vītadoso vītamoho abhīru acchambhī anutrāsī apalāyī’”ti. Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā: “Araññe rukkhamūle vā, suññāgāreva bhikkhavo; Anussaretha sambuddhaṁ, bhayaṁ tumhāka no siyā. No ce buddhaṁ sareyyātha, lokajeṭṭhaṁ narāsabhaṁ; Atha dhammaṁ sareyyātha, niyyānikaṁ sudesitaṁ. No ce dhammaṁ sareyyātha, niyyānikaṁ sudesitaṁ; Atha saṅghaṁ sareyyātha, puññakkhettaṁ anuttaraṁ. Evaṁ buddhaṁ sarantānaṁ, Dhammaṁ saṅghañca bhikkhavo; Bhayaṁ vā chambhitattaṁ vā, Lomahaṁso na hessatī”ti.

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