[565] [126] On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling near Vesālī, at the Gotamaka Shrine (cetiya). There the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus." "Venerable sir," those bhikkhus replied to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this:
"Bhikkhus, I teach the Dhamma through direct knowledge (abhiññā), not without direct knowledge. I teach the Dhamma with a basis (sanidāna), not without a basis. I teach the Dhamma with a demonstrable ground (sappāṭihāriya), not without a demonstrable ground. Bhikkhus, since I teach the Dhamma through direct knowledge, not without direct knowledge; since I teach the Dhamma with a basis, not without a basis; since I teach the Dhamma with a demonstrable ground, not without a demonstrable ground — the exhortation should be carried out, the instruction should be carried out. And it is enough, bhikkhus, for you to be content, enough to be pleased, enough to be joyful: 'The Blessed One is perfectly awakened (sammāsambuddho)! The Dhamma is well proclaimed by the Blessed One! The Saṅgha is practising well!'"
This is what the Blessed One said. Pleased, those bhikkhus delighted in the Blessed One's statement. And while this exposition (veyyākaraṇa) was being spoken, the thousandfold world-system shook.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.