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Puna bhikkhūhi, "bhante, devadatto kira dve aggasāvake ubhosu passesu nisīdāpetvā 'buddhalīḷāya dhammaṃ desessāmī'ti tumhākaṃ anukiriyaṃ karotī"ti vutte, "na, bhikkhave, idāneva, pubbepesa mama anukiriyaṃ kātuṃ vāyami, na pana sakkhī"ti vatvā –
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Again said the monks, “Reverend Sir, they say that Devadatta seats a Chief Disciple on either side of him and imitates you, saying, ‘I will preach the Law with the grace of a Buddha. ’ ” Said the Teacher, “Monks, this is not the first time he has so done; in a previous state of existence also he strove to imitate me, but was not able to do so.
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