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The Discourse on Punabbasu
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On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park.
Now at that time the Blessed One was instructing, encouraging, inspiring, and gladdening the monks with a talk on the Teaching connected with Nibbāna.
And those monks, having given attention, having reflected, having collected together with the whole mind, listen to the Teaching with ears inclined.
Then Punabbasu's mother, a demoness, thus pleased her little children -
While I listen to the Teaching of the Buddha, the foremost, the Teacher.
And excessive is my fondness for this Teaching.
More dear than that to me is the pursuit of this Teaching.
As hearing the Good Teaching releases beings from suffering.
For release from ageing and death, the Teaching that has been fully awakened to;
That Teaching I wish to hear, be silent, Punabbasu."
Attend only to the Teaching, hearing the Good Teaching is happiness;
Through not knowing the Good Teaching, mother, we have lived in suffering.
The Buddha, in his final body, the one with vision expounds the Teaching."
My son holds dear the pure Teaching of the Buddha, the foremost.
The noble truths have been seen, let Uttarā too hear from me."