sn6.2:7.1 Then the divinity Sahampati knew the Buddha’s train of thought. As easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, he vanished from the realm of divinity and reappeared in front of the Buddha.
sn6.2:7.2 He arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and said:
sn6.2:7.3 “That’s so true, Blessed One! That’s so true, Holy One!
sn6.2:7.4 All the perfected ones, the fully awakened Buddhas who lived in the past honored and respected and relied on this same teaching.
sn6.2:7.5 All the perfected ones, the fully awakened Buddhas who will live in the future will honor and respect and rely on this same teaching.
sn6.2:7.6 May the Blessed One, who is the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha at present, also honor and respect and rely on this same teaching.”
sn6.2:7.7 That is what the divinity Sahampati said. Then he went on to say: