Thapatisutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1446

[1446] "But, venerable sir, when we hear of the Blessed One: 'He will set out on tour from the Kosalans to Sāvatthī,' on that occasion there is gladness in us, there is joy: 'The Blessed One will be near us.' And when we hear of the Blessed One: 'He is dwelling at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's Park,' on that occasion there is no small gladness in us, there is no small joy: 'The Blessed One is near us.'"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.