7.
The Discourse on Visākha
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Thus have I heard -
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Vesālī in the Great Wood in the Pinnacled Hall.
Now at that time the Venerable Visākha, son of Pañcāla, was instructing, encouraging, inspiring, and gladdening the monks in the assembly hall with a talk on the Teaching, with polished speech, distinct, free from drooling, capable of making the meaning clear, included, independent.
Then the Blessed One, in the evening, having emerged from seclusion, went to the assembly hall; having approached, he sat down on the prepared seat. Having sat down, the Blessed One addressed the monks: "Who now, monks, in the assembly hall is instructing, encouraging, inspiring, and gladdening the monks with a talk on the Teaching, with polished speech, distinct, free from drooling, capable of making the meaning clear, included, independent?" "The Venerable Visākha, venerable sir, son of Pañcāla, in the assembly hall is instructing, encouraging, inspiring, and gladdening the monks with a talk on the Teaching, with polished speech, distinct, free from drooling, capable of making the meaning clear, included, independent."
Then the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Visākha, son of Pañcāla: "Good, good, Visākha, good indeed that you, Visākha, instructed the monks with a talk on the Teaching, etc. capable of making the meaning clear, included, independent."
This is what the Blessed One said. Having said this, the Fortunate One, the Teacher, further said this -
But they know one speaking, teaching the Deathless state.
The sages have well-spoken words as their banner, for the Teaching is the banner of the sages." The seventh.