Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)
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“Dvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, atthavase sampassamāno araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevāmi. Katame dve? Attano ca diṭṭhadhammasukhavihāraṁ sampassamāno, pacchimañca janataṁ anukampamāno. Ime kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, dve atthavase sampassamāno araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevāmī”ti.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato
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“Mendicants, I see two reasons to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest. What two? Seeing happiness for oneself in this life, and having sympathy for future generations. I see two reasons to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest.”