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Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1445

[1445] "But, venerable sir, when we hear of the Blessed One, 'He will set out on tour from among the Mallas into the Kosalan country,' on that occasion there is gladness and joy in us: 'The Blessed One will be near to us.' And when, venerable sir, we hear of the Blessed One, 'He has set out on tour from among the Mallas into the Kosalan country,' on that occasion there is gladness and joy in us: 'The Blessed One is near to us.'"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.