[56] When the Fully Enlightened One (Sambuddha) had granted him the opportunity, Ajita, having sat down with hands joined in reverence,¹·³ there asked the Tathāgata the first question.
The Introductory Verses (vatthugāthā) are concluded.
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#1 The Burmese edition reads throughout: *chandavīriyena* [by zeal and energy].
#2 The Burmese edition reads: *santhambhetvāna*.
#3 The Burmese edition reads: *pañjalī*; so also hereafter.
#4 The Burmese edition at this point contains, beginning from the Ajitamāṇavapucchā up to the conclusion of the Parāyanānugīti verses, the asking and answering of the questions of all the students and of the Buddha. In the Siamese book, however, this is not present.
The Exposition of the Questions of the Student Ajita (Ajitamāṇavakapañhāniddesa) — 1
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.