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________________ I, 6, 4. - ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 89 1. Now the Blessed One thought: 'To whom shall I preach the doctrine first? Who will understand this doctrine easily?' And the Blessed One thought: There is Alara Kâlâma?; he is clever, wise, and learned ; long since have the eye of his mind been darkened by scarcely any dust. What if I were to preach the doctrine first to Âlâra Kâlâma? He will easily understand this doctrine.' 2. Then an invisible deity said to the Blessed One: 'Âlâra Kâlâma has died, Lord, seven days ago.' And knowledge sprang up in the Blessed One's mind that Âlara Kalâma had died seven days ago. And the Blessed One thought: «Highly noble was Âlâra Kâlâma. If he had heard my doctrine, he would easily have understood it.' 3. Then the Blessed One thought: 'To whom shall I preach the doctrine first? Who will understand this doctrine easily?' And the Blessed One thought: 'There is Uddaka Râmaputta?; he is clever, wise, and learned ; long since have the eye of his mind been darkened by scarcely any dust. What if I were to preach the doctrine first to Uddaka Râmaputta? He will easily understand this doctrine.' 4. Then an invisible deity said to the Blessed One: “Uddaka Râmaputta has died, Lord, yesterday evening. And knowledge arose in the Blessed One's mind that Uddaka Râmaputta had died the previous evening. And the Blessed One thought: 1 Âlâra Kâlâma and Uddaka Râmaputta were the two teachers to whom Gotama had attached himself first after his pabbagga. See Fausböll's Gataka, vol. i. p. 66; Rh. D., Buddhism, p. 34. Digitized by Google
SR No.007684
Book TitleVinaya Texts
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorT W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg
PublisherOxford
Publication Year1881
Total Pages2523
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size47 MB
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