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Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 5.159 Numbered Discourses 5.159

16. Saddhammavagga 16. The True Teaching

Udāyīsutta With Udāyī

Evaį¹ me sutaį¹ā€”So I have heard.

ekaį¹ samayaį¹ bhagavā kosambiyaį¹ viharati ghositārāme. At one time the Buddha was staying near KosambÄ«, in Ghositaā€™s Monastery.

Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyÄ« mahatiyā gihiparisāya parivuto dhammaį¹ desento nisinno hoti. Now, at that time Venerable UdāyÄ« was sitting teaching Dhamma, surrounded by a large assembly of laypeople.

Addasā kho āyasmā ānando āyasmantaį¹ udāyiį¹ mahatiyā gihiparisāya parivutaį¹ dhammaį¹ desentaį¹ nisinnaį¹. Seeing this, Venerable Ānanda

Disvā yena bhagavā tenupasaį¹…kami; upasaį¹…kamitvā bhagavantaį¹ abhivādetvā ekamantaį¹ nisÄ«di. Ekamantaį¹ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaį¹ etadavoca: went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:

ā€œÄyasmā, bhante, udāyÄ« mahatiyā gihiparisāya parivuto dhammaį¹ desetÄ«ā€ti. ā€œSir, Venerable UdāyÄ« is teaching Dhamma, surrounded by a large assembly of laypeople.ā€

ā€œNa kho, ānanda, sukaraį¹ paresaį¹ dhammaį¹ desetuį¹. ā€œÄ€nanda, itā€™s not easy to teach Dhamma to others.

Paresaį¹, ānanda, dhammaį¹ desentena paƱca dhamme ajjhattaį¹ upaį¹­į¹­hāpetvā paresaį¹ dhammo desetabbo. You should establish five things in yourself before teaching Dhamma to others.

Katame paƱca? What five?

ā€˜Anupubbiį¹ kathaį¹ kathessāmÄ«ā€™ti paresaį¹ dhammo desetabbo; You should teach Dhamma to others thinking: ā€˜I will teach step by step.ā€™ ā€¦

ā€˜pariyāyadassāvÄ« kathaį¹ kathessāmÄ«ā€™ti paresaį¹ dhammo desetabbo; ā€˜I will teach showing my method.ā€™ ā€¦

ā€˜anuddayataį¹ paį¹­icca kathaį¹ kathessāmÄ«ā€™ti paresaį¹ dhammo desetabbo; ā€˜I will teach out of kindness.ā€™ ā€¦

ā€˜na āmisantaro kathaį¹ kathessāmÄ«ā€™ti paresaį¹ dhammo desetabbo; ā€˜I will not teach while secretly hoping to profit.ā€™ ā€¦

ā€˜attānaƱca paraƱca anupahacca kathaį¹ kathessāmÄ«ā€™ti paresaį¹ dhammo desetabbo. ā€˜I will teach without hurting myself or others.ā€™

Na kho, ānanda, sukaraį¹ paresaį¹ dhammaį¹ desetuį¹. Itā€™s not easy to teach Dhamma to others.

Paresaį¹, ānanda, dhammaį¹ desentena ime paƱca dhamme ajjhattaį¹ upaį¹­į¹­hāpetvā paresaį¹ dhammo desetabboā€ti. You should establish these five things in yourself before teaching Dhamma to others.ā€

Navamaį¹.
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