Kathā-Pavatti Suttaṁ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts][bodh][olds] Evaṁ me sutaṁ.|| ||

Evaṁ me sutaṁ ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṁ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Tīhi bhikkhave ṭhānehi kathā pavattanī hoti.|| ||

Katamehi tīhi?|| ||

Yo dhammaṁ deseti,||
so attha-paṭisaṁvedī ca hoti dhamma-paṭisaṁvedī ca.|| ||

Yo dhammaṁ suṇāti,||
so attha-paṭisavedī ca hoti dhamma-paṭisaṁvedī ca.|| ||

Yo c'eva dhammaṁ deseti,||
yo ca dhammaṁ suṇāti,||
ubho attha-paṭisaṁvedino ca honti||
dhamma-paṭisaṁvedino ca.|| ||

Imehi kho bhikkhave tīhi ṭhānehi kathā pavattanī hotī" ti.|| ||