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not Yasa done the same ? On seeing, knowing and realising, his mind is now detached from everything and free from sin. In his present position, can he enjoy the pleasures of life in the.same manner as he did before"?
Out of devotion, the Grhapati's head bent low, and the following words spontaneously slipped from his mouth,
"Bhante! He cannot". The Buddha spoke again,
"Yas'a Kulaputra's mind has moved away from mundane life. He is no longer fit for it".
The Gshapati - "Bhante! It has thus happened for the good, for the real good of Yaśa Kulaputra. You take him as a monk who will be following you, and be pleased to accept food from my household today".
Having received a silent assent, the Grhapati rose from his seat, moved round him and saluted him, and de- · parted. Thereafter, Yasa Kulaputra begged for his own initiation as a monk and for being awarded the upasampada. Said the Buddha,
"Bhiksu! I welcome thee. Dhar ma has been wellenunciated. To end misery in the best possible manner, you practise celebacy."
In the manner, he was the first to be given the Upasam pada. At that time, there were seven Ar hats in the world.
Four young men from the families of Śresthis and other merchants at Vārāṇasi who were named Vimala, Subāhu, Purnajit and Gavāmpati were Yasa's peers. When they heard that Yas'a had been initiated as a monk, they thought,
"Surely the order in which Yasa is a monk cannot be an ordinary one. It must be an important one".
So they started from their respective homes and came to Bhiksu Yasa. They saluted him and stood on one side. Bhiksu Yasa introduced them to the Buddha and requested him to give sermon for them. The Buddha gave a lofty
