References – AN 4.42: Ways of Answering Questions 
Sutta / Aṅguttara Nikāya / AN 4: Catukkanipāta / AN 4.42: Pañhabyākaraṇasutta

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“What is the origin of asking a question three times?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Questions] [Teaching Dhamma] [Sutta] [Buddha/Biography]

Sutta: AN 4.42: Questions

Honoring the Buddha: The Mahāparinibbāna Sutta [2021], Excerpt 2