ud5.6:18.1 “Yes, sir,” replied Soṇa. He intoned all sixteen discourses in the Chapter of the Eights.
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ud5.6:18.2 When Soṇa finished his intoning, the Buddha applauded, saying,
ud5.6:18.3 “Good, good, mendicant! You have learned the sixteen discourses of the Chapter of the Eights well, you have applied the mind and remembered it well. You are a good speaker, with a polished, clear, and articulate voice that expresses the meaning.
ud5.6:18.4 How many rains have you been ordained, mendicant?”
ud5.6:18.5 “I have one rains, Blessed One.”
ud5.6:18.6 “But why did it take you so long to make it?”
ud5.6:18.7 “Sir, I have long seen the drawbacks of sensual pleasures,
ud5.6:18.8 yet living in a house is cramped, with many duties and much to do.”