AN 1.219–234Chapter Four
Pāli / Sanskrit:Catutthavagga
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Numbered Discourses 1 Chapter Four
“The foremost of my monk disciples who are very learned is Ānanda. … with a good memory is Ānanda. … with an extensive range is Ānanda. … in retention is Ānanda. … as a personal attendant is Ānanda. … with a large congregation is Kassapa of Uruvelā. … who inspire lay families is Kāḷudāyī. … with good health is Bakkula. … who recollect past lives is Sobhita. … who have memorized the monastic law is Upāli. … who advise the nuns is Nandaka. … who guard the sense doors is Nanda. … who advise the monks is Mahākappina. … who are skilled in the fire element is Sāgata. … who inspire eloquent teachings is Rādha. … who wear coarse robes is Mogharāja.”
The “…” is an abbreviation carried over from the Pāli original itself, called peyyāla. The early canon was memorized and recited, so passages repeated verbatim from a preceding discourse were commonly contracted to an elision mark rather than written out in full. Venerable Thích Minh Châu's translation preserves this convention. Some texts therefore look short — but that is the canonical form, not missing content or a truncated translation. The elided passages can be read in full in the preceding discourses of the same chapter.
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