MahÄkhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts
MahÄkhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts
MahÄkhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts
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III. <strong>The</strong> Miracles at Uruvelā - 135<br />
[Pāricchattakapupphapāṭihāriyaṁ]<br />
[32: <strong>The</strong> Coral Tree Flower Miracle]<br />
Atha kho Uruvelakassapo jaṭilo, tassā rattiyā accayena,<br />
<strong>The</strong>n the yogi Uruvelakassapa, with the passing of that night,<br />
yena Bhagavā tenupasaṅkami,<br />
approached the Gracious One,<br />
upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavato kālaṁ ārocesi:<br />
and after approaching he announced the time, (saying):<br />
“Kālo Mahāsamaṇa niṭṭhitaṁ bhattan.”-ti<br />
“It is time, <strong>Great</strong> Ascetic, the meal is ready.”<br />
“Gaccha tvaṁ Kassapa āyāmahan.”-ti<br />
“You go ahead, Kassapa, I am coming.”<br />
Uruvelakassapaṁ jaṭilaṁ uyyojetvā,<br />
After sending away the yogi Uruvelakassapa,<br />
Tāvatiṁsaṁ gantvā, Pāricchattakapupphaṁ gahetvā,<br />
going to the Tāvatiṁsa (Heaven), picking a Coral tree flower,<br />
paṭhamataraṁ āgantvā, agyāgāre nisīdi.<br />
and arriving earlier, he sat down in the sacrificial firehouse.<br />
Addasā kho Uruvelakassapo jaṭilo Bhagavantaṁ agyāgāre nisinnaṁ,<br />
<strong>The</strong> yogi Uruvelakassapa saw the Gracious One sitting in the sacrificial firehouse,<br />
disvāna Bhagavantaṁ etad-avoca:<br />
and after seeing (him), he said this to the Gracious One:<br />
“Katamena tvaṁ Mahāsamaṇa maggena āgato,<br />
“By what path, <strong>Great</strong> Ascetic, did you come,<br />
ahaṁ tayā paṭhamataraṁ pakkanto,<br />
I set out earlier than you,<br />
so tvaṁ paṭhamataraṁ āgantvā, agyāgāre nisinno.” ti<br />
(but) you, arriving earlier, are (already) sitting down in the sacrificial firehouse.”<br />
“Idhāhaṁ Kassapa taṁ uyyojetvā,<br />
“Here, Kassapa, after sending you away,<br />
Tāvatiṁsaṁ gantvā Pāricchattakapupphaṁ gahetvā,<br />
going to the Tāvatiṁsa (Heaven), picking a Coral tree flower,