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VII, 1, 4.
DISSENSIONS IN THE ORDER.
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out to the pleasure-ground with fourfold arrayeven so did they now go out with fourfold array, and Upâli the barber went with them, making seven in all.
And when they had gone some distance, they sent their retinue back, and crossed over into the neighbouring district, and took off their fine things, and wrapped them in their robes, and made a bundle of them, and said to Upali the barber: 'Do you now, good Upâli, turn back. These things will be sufficient for you to live upon.'
But as he was going back, Upali the barber thought : 'The Sâkyas are fierce. They will think that these young men have been brought by me to destruction, and they will slay me. But since now these young men of the Sâkya clan can go forth from the household life into the houseless state, why indeed should not I ?' And he let down the bundle (from his back), and hung the bundle on a tree, saying, 'Let whoso finds it, take it, as a gift,' and returned to the place where the young Sâkyans were.
And the Sakya youths saw him coming from afar, and on seeing, they said to him: What have you come back for, good Upåli?'
Then he told them [what he had thought, and what he had done with the bundle, and why he was returned].
Thou hast done well, good Upáli (was the reply), in that thou didst not return; for the Sâkyas are fierce, and might have killed thee.'
And they took Upali the barber with them to the place where the Blessed One was. And on arriving there, they bowed down before the Blessed One, and
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| SR No. | 007684 |
| Book Title | Vinaya Texts |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2523 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 47 MB |