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  • 舍衛城附近一市鎮的長老,以知足清淨著稱,只在親族中行乞,此事傳到佛陀耳中,佛陀非但未加責怪反而稱讚他,說其德行乃因親近自己所致。

  • 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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