New Publication: The Sūtra of Nanda’s Going Forth

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དགའ་བོ་རབ་ཏུ་བྱུང་བའི་མདོ།
The Sūtra of Nanda’s Going Forth
Nanda­pravrajyā­sūtra

In this sūtra, the Buddha Śākyamuni, accompanied by Ānanda, visits the house of Nanda during his stay in Banyan Grove near Kapilavastu. A discourse ensues in which the Buddha explains to Nanda the importance and benefits of going forth as a monk. Nanda expresses hesitation about going forth, so the Buddha explains by means of analogies how fortunate Nanda is to have obtained an auspicious human birth, to have met the Buddha, and to have the opportunity to become a monk. Nanda is deeply impressed by the Buddha’s teaching and decides to renounce worldly life and go forth.

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