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Brahmin or other sage who has some special powers may get it down and take it."
At that time two Buddhist monks, Maudgalyayan and Pindol Bharadvaj came to seek alms in Rajagriha. Pindol Bharadvaj flew in the sky, took the pot and went around Rajagriha three times. Impressed by this performance many people hailed the act and came to the Buddha. When the Buddha heard the story he was deeply hurt. He called Bharadvaj and reprimanded him before the assembly of monks—"Bharadvaj, this is wrong, this is not appropriate for a monk. How could you demonstrate your special powers to householders for a mere wooden pot?” The Buddha then ordered the religious organization to break the pot into pieces and give the pieces to monks to grind into powder.
Addressing the monks in this context he said—“A monk should not keep a golden, silver, gem studded, bronze, crystal, glass, copper and lead pot. Monks, I allow you to keep only two, iron and earthen pots. (Vinayapitak, Chullavagga, Khuddak vatthukhandha 5/1/10, p. 422-423)
२४४. से भिक्खू वा २ परं अद्धजोयणमेराए पायपडियाए णो अभिसंधारेज्जा गमणाए।
२४४. वह साधु (जहाँ ठहरा हो, वहाँ से) पात्र लेने के लिए अर्द्ध-योजन पर्यन्त मर्यादा के उपरान्त जाने का संकल्प न करे।
244. A bhikshu or bhikshuni should not think of going beyond half a yojan (four miles from the place of stay). एषणा दोषयुक्त पात्र-ग्रहण निषेध
२४५. से भिक्खू वा २ से जं पुण पायं जाणेज्जा अस्सिंपडियाए एगं साहम्मियं समुद्दिस्स पाणाई ४ जहा पिंडेसणाए चत्तारि आलावगा। पंचमो; बहवे समण-माहण पगणिय २ तहेव।
२४५. साधु-साध्वी को पात्र के सम्बन्ध में यदि पता चले कि किसी गृहस्थ ने निर्ग्रन्थ साधु को देने के विचार से, किसी एक साधर्मिक साधु को उद्देश्य कर प्राणी, भूत आदि
को समारम्भ करके पात्र बनवाया है, तो वह पात्र साधु ग्रहण नहीं करे। पात्रैषणा : षष्ठ अध्ययन
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