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  • 舍卫城附近一市镇的长老,以知足清净著称,只在亲族中行乞,此事传到佛陀耳中,佛陀非但未加责怪反而称赞他,说其德行乃因亲近自己所致。

  • An elder of a market town near Sāvatthi, reputed for contentment and purity, who went for alms only among his own relatives; when this was reported to the Buddha, he approved and praised him, attributing his virtues to association with the Buddha himself.

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