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# AN 3:115 · Rare (Dullabha Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-115/
- Published: 2026-06-01T01:32:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:44:53.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:115. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Discourse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

“Monks, the appearance of three \[persons\] is rare in the world. Which three? The appearance of the Tathāgatha, worthy & rightly self-awakened, is rare in the world. A person who teaches the Dhamma & Vinaya proclaimed by the Tathāgata is rare in the world. A person who is grateful & thankful is rare in the world.

“Monks, the appearance of these three is rare in the world.”

See also: [DN 16](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/dn-16/); [AN 2:31](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-2-31/); [AN 3:24](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-3-24/)

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