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The First Discourse on the Son of Good Family
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"Whatever sons of good family, monks, in the past period of time rightly went forth from home into homelessness, all of them did so for the full realisation of the four noble truths as they really are.
Whatever sons of good family, monks, in the future period of time will rightly go forth from home into homelessness, all of them will do so for the full realisation of the four noble truths as they really are.
Whatever sons of good family, monks, at present rightly go forth from home into homelessness, all of them do so for the full realisation of the four noble truths as they really are.
"Which four? The noble truth of suffering, the noble truth of the origin of suffering, the noble truth of the cessation of suffering, the noble truth of the practice leading to the cessation of suffering. Whatever sons of good family, monks, in the past period of time rightly went forth from home into homelessness, etc. will go forth, etc. go forth, all of them do so for the full realisation of these same four noble truths as they really are.
"Therefore, monks, exertion is to be done regarding 'This is suffering'; exertion is to be done regarding 'This is the origin of suffering'; exertion is to be done regarding 'This is the cessation of suffering'; exertion is to be done regarding 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.'" The third.