, the Rightly Self-awakened One. "People are immersed in ignorance, blinded,1 entirely enveloped. But when the Tathṅgata teaches the Dhamma for the subduing of ignorance, they want to listen; they lend ear and set their minds on understanding it. This is the fourth amazing & astounding thing that appears with the appearance of the Tathṅgata—the Worthy One, the Rightly Self-awakened One. "Monks, with the appearance of the Tathṅgata—the Worthy One, the Rightly Self-awakened One—these four amazing & astounding things appear." Note 1. Reading andhabhūtṅ with the Thai and PTS editions. The Burmese and Sri Lankan editions read aṃṇabhūtṅ, "become like an egg." See also: MN 123; SN 6:1 - --> - - - -