{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an8.82/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an8.82","id":"suttacentral_an8.82","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an8.82/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"Then Venerable Pu\u1e47\u1e47iya went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: \u201cSir, what is the cause, what is the reason why sometimes the Realized One feels inspired to teach, and other times not?\u201d \u201cPu\u1e47\u1e47iya, when a mendicant has faith but doesn\u2019t approach, the Realized One doesn\u2019t feel inspired to teach. But when a mendicant has faith and approaches, the Realized One feels inspired to teach. When a mendicant has faith and approaches, but doesn\u2019t pay homage \u2026 they pay homage, but don\u2019t ask questions \u2026 they ask questions, but don\u2019t actively listen to the teaching \u2026 they actively listen to the teaching, but don\u2019t remember the teaching they\u2019ve heard \u2026 they remember the teaching they\u2019ve heard, but don\u2019t examine the meaning of the teachings they\u2019ve remembered \u2026 they examine the meaning of the teachings they\u2019ve remembered, but, not having understood the meaning and the teaching, they don\u2019t practice in line with the principle of the teaching. The Realized One doesn\u2019t feel inspired to teach. But when a mendicant has faith, approaches, pays homage, asks questions, actively listens to the teachings, remembers the teachings, examines the meaning, and practices in line with the principle of the teaching, the Realized One feels inspired to teach. When someone possesses these eight qualities, the Realized One feels totally inspired to teach.\u201d","title":"With Pu\u1e47\u1e47iya","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":224}