AN 1.174

English translation by Bhikkhu Candana.

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174. “There is that One Person, Bhikkhus, who is peerless and without a rival, unimaginably one-of-a-kind, incomparable, matchless, and without an equal throughout existence, The One who is indeed The Chief among all bipeds.

“And who is That Person?

“That Person, Bhikkhus, is none other than The Tathāgata, The Arahant, The Perfectly Self-Awakened One, who willfully arises in the world, driven by the Great Compassion He has for the wellbeing, the good, the welfare, and happiness of all beings, both Devas and humans.”