Aṇguttara-Nikāya
III. Tika Nipāta
XII. Āpāyika Vagga
Sutta 112 [DTO 115]
Dullabha Suttaṃ
Rare
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Sourced from the edition at dhammatalks.org
Provenance, terms and conditons
[112][pts] "Monks, the appearance of three [persons] is rare in the world.
Which three?
The appearance of the Tathāgatha, worthy and rightly self-awakened, is rare in the world.
A person who teaches the Dhamma and Vinaya proclaimed by the Tathāgata is rare in the world.
A person who is grateful and thankful is rare in the world.
"Monks, the appearance of these three is rare in the world."
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