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The Right Way of Teaching Dhamma On one occasion while the Blessed One was dwelling at Kosambī, in Ghosita’s monastery, the Venerable Udāyī was seated there in the midst of a large gathering of layfolk and taught the Dhamma to them. The Venerable Ānanda, seeing this, went to the Blessed One and reported this to him. (The Blessed One then said:) “It is not easy, Ānanda, to teach the Dhamma to others. To teach the Dhamma to others one should set up in oneself five standards for doing so. What five? “’I shall give a gradual discourse: in that way should the Dhamma be taught to others. “’I shall give a well-reasoned discourse’: in that way should the Dhamma be taught to others. “’Moved by sympathy I shall speak’: in that way should the Dhamma be taught to others.“’Not for the sake of worldly advantage I shall speak’: in that way should the Dhamma be taught to others. “’Without alluding to myself or to others I shall speak’: in that way should the Dhamma be taught to others. ....................................................Aṅguttara Nikāya An Anthology Part II Selected and translated from the Pali by Nyanaponika Thera and Bhikkhu Bodhi
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