<p>1) Yes, "皆大歡喜，信受奉行" is one of the common closing sayings in the sutras. For example,</p>

<p>皆大歡喜，信受奉行。《金剛般若波羅蜜經》<br>
皆大歡喜，信受奉行。《大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經》<br>
悉皆歡喜，信受奉行。《占察善惡業報經》<br>
皆大歡憙，信受奉行，禮佛而退。《佛說月光菩薩經》</p>

<p>The other common closing saying is "皆大歡喜，作禮而去". For example,</p>

<p>諸比丘聞經歡喜，為佛作禮而去。《六度集經》<br>
諸比丘聞佛所說，皆大歡喜，為佛作禮。《佛說菩薩本行經》<br>
聞佛所說，歡喜信受，作禮而去。《佛說阿彌陀經》<br>
一切大會，皆大歡喜，受持佛語，作禮而去。《妙法蓮華經》<br>
皆大歡喜，作禮而去。《楞嚴經》<br>
聞佛所說，皆大歡喜，禮佛而退。《佛說觀無量壽佛經》</p>

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<p>2)<br>
皆 all (the crowd)<br>
大 very; greatly<br>
歡喜 pleased; glad; joyful; happy; delighted; gleeful</p>

<p>皆大歡喜: "all the [sentient beings] rejoyced greatly"<br>
Yes, the translation is correct.</p>

<p>信 to believe<br>
受 to accept<br>
奉 respectfully<br>
行 to perform; to practice</p>

<p>信受奉行<br>
believe, accept and respectfully perform/practice the teaching.</p>

<p>作禮 to salute<br>
而去 then leave</p>

<p>作禮而去<br>
salute and then leave</p>

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<p>The two closing phrases of 長爪梵志請問經(Dirghanakhasutra) in Taisho's Tripitaka go as follows:</p>

<p><em>皆大歡喜。信受奉行</em></p>

<p>1) Although I haven't read all the texts of the Taisho'c compendium, the phrases are likely to be <em>standard closing sayings</em>. Would this assumption be right?</p>

<p>2) Would it be correct to translate these two phrases into English as</p>

<p><em>[Having heard this], all the [sentient beings] rejoyced greatly[, and] started practicing the teaching [they] received</em> ?</p>

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Any formula for final sentences in 長爪梵志請問經 (Dirghanakha-sutra)?
# Any formula for final sentences in 長爪梵志請問經 (Dirghanakha-sutra)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-29)

The two closing phrases of 長爪梵志請問經(Dirghanakhasutra) in Taisho's Tripitaka go as follows:

*皆大歡喜。信受奉行*

1) Although I haven't read all the texts of the Taisho'c compendium, the phrases are likely to be *standard closing sayings*. Would this assumption be right?

2) Would it be correct to translate these two phrases into English as

*[Having heard this], all the [sentient beings] rejoyced greatly[, and] started practicing the teaching [they] received* ?

**Tags:** translation, buddhism


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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-03-29. Score: 8

1) Yes, "皆大歡喜，信受奉行" is one of the common closing sayings in the sutras. For example,

皆大歡喜，信受奉行。《金剛般若波羅蜜經》  
皆大歡喜，信受奉行。《大方廣圓覺修多羅了義經》  
悉皆歡喜，信受奉行。《占察善惡業報經》  
皆大歡憙，信受奉行，禮佛而退。《佛說月光菩薩經》

The other common closing saying is "皆大歡喜，作禮而去". For example,

諸比丘聞經歡喜，為佛作禮而去。《六度集經》  
諸比丘聞佛所說，皆大歡喜，為佛作禮。《佛說菩薩本行經》  
聞佛所說，歡喜信受，作禮而去。《佛說阿彌陀經》  
一切大會，皆大歡喜，受持佛語，作禮而去。《妙法蓮華經》  
皆大歡喜，作禮而去。《楞嚴經》  
聞佛所說，皆大歡喜，禮佛而退。《佛說觀無量壽佛經》

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2)  
皆 all (the crowd)  
大 very; greatly  
歡喜 pleased; glad; joyful; happy; delighted; gleeful

皆大歡喜: "all the [sentient beings] rejoyced greatly"  
Yes, the translation is correct.

信 to believe  
受 to accept  
奉 respectfully  
行 to perform; to practice

信受奉行  
believe, accept and respectfully perform/practice the teaching.

作禮 to salute  
而去 then leave

作禮而去  
salute and then leave


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