Why would the Buddha refrain from instructing?
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I thus wonder, why wouldn't the Buddha wish to show the way to someone clearly mired in wrong view the right path to practice at his first request ?
It's difficult to exactly know what was going on without being there ourselves to see the specific context and background situation while they were talking. One thing we do know is that the Buddha was not only a master of Dhamma knowledge but also a master of how to best convey the idea to his audience in the most effective way that which brings real radical transformation in the listener. Maybe this three-attempts approach had something to do with that, to rouse up the actor's curiosity, his persistence, his attention, etc. to a degree sufficient enough to receive and absorb the Teaching in the most effective and beneficial way.
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Such an answer would generally be painful for the person. The Buddha does not want to cause pain.
However, the person continued to persist asking the Buddha, which proved to the Buddha the person had faith in him and the capacity to accommodate the teachings.
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