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Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1443

[1443] "But, venerable sir, when we hear of the Blessed One: 'He will set out on tour from the Kāsis to the Vajjis,' on that occasion there is gladness in us, there is joy: 'The Blessed One will be near us.' And when, venerable sir, we hear of the Blessed One: 'He has set out on tour from the Kāsis to the Vajjis,' on that occasion there is gladness in us, there is joy: 'The Blessed One is near us.'"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.