AN 1.219–234 Catuttha Etadagga vagga - The Chapter on the Foremost (Fourth)

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“Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, mama sāvakānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ bahussutānaṁ yadidaṁ ānando.

¶ 1“The foremost of my bhikkhu disciples among those who are very learned is Ānanda.

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… Satimantānaṁ yadidaṁ ānando.

¶ 2․․․ among those who are mindful is Ānanda.

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… Gatimantānaṁ yadidaṁ ānando.

¶ 3․․․ among those with excellent retention is Ānanda.

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… Dhitimantānaṁ yadidaṁ ānando.

¶ 4․․․ among those with total recall is Ānanda.

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… Upaṭṭhākānaṁ yadidaṁ ānando.

¶ 5․․․ among personal attendants is Ānanda.

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… Mahāparisānaṁ yadidaṁ uruvelakassapo.

¶ 6․․․ among those having a large following is Kassapa from Uruvelā.

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… Kulappasādakānaṁ yadidaṁ kāḷudāyī.

¶ 7․․․ among those who inspire confidence in families is Kāludāyi.

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… Appābādhānaṁ yadidaṁ bākulo.

¶ 8․․․ among those who are seldom sick is Bākula.

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… Pubbenivāsaṁ anussarantānaṁ yadidaṁ sobhito.

¶ 9․․․ among those who recollect past lives is Sobhita.

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… Vinayadharānaṁ yadidaṁ upāli.

¶ 10․․․ among those who are experts in Vinaya is Upāli.

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… Bhikkhunovādakānaṁ yadidaṁ nandako.

¶ 11․․․ among those who are instructors of nuns is Nandaka.

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… Indriyesu guttadvārānaṁ yadidaṁ nando.

¶ 12․․․ among those who guard the doors of the sense faculties is Nanda.

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… Bhikkhuovādakānaṁ yadidaṁ mahākappino.

¶ 13․․․ among those who instruct the bhikkhus is Mahākappina.

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… Tejodhātukusalānaṁ yadidaṁ sāgato.

¶ 14․․․ among those who are skilled in the fire element is Sāgata.

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… Paṭibhāneyyakānaṁ yadidaṁ rādho.

¶ 15․․․ among those inspiring eloquence is Rādha.

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… Lūkhacīvaradharānaṁ yadidaṁ mogharājā”ti.

¶ 16․․․ among those who wear coarse robes is Mogharāja.”