Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

III. The Miracles at Uruvelā - 145
[Atirekayogupasampadā]
[37: The Ordination of the Other Yogis]
Addasā kho Nadīkassapo jaṭilo kesamissaṁ jaṭāmissaṁ,
The yogi Nadīkassapa saw the hair, locks,
khārikājamissaṁ aggihuttamissaṁ udake vuyhamāne,
pole and basket and sacred fire equipment floating in the water,
disvānassa etad-ahosi:
and after seeing (them), this occurred to him:
“Mā heva me bhātuno upasaggo ahosī,” ti
“Let there be no danger for my brothers,”
Jaṭile pāhesi: “Gacchatha me bhātaraṁ jānāthā,” ti
and he sent yogis, (saying): “Go and find out about my brothers,”
sāmañ-ca tīhi jaṭilasatehi saddhiṁ yenāyasmā Uruvelakassapo tenupasaṅkami,
and he together with three hundred yogis approached the venerable Uruvelakassapa,
upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ Uruvelakassapaṁ etad-avoca:
and after approaching he said this to the venerable Uruvelakassapa:
“Idaṁ nu kho Kassapa seyyan”-ti
“Is this better, Kassapa”
“Āmāvuso idaṁ seyyan”-ti
“Yes, friend, this is better. ”
Atha kho te jaṭilā, kesamissaṁ jaṭāmissaṁ,
o Then those yogis, after throwing their hair, locks,
khārikājamissaṁ aggihuttamissaṁ udake pavāhetvā,
pole and basket and sacred fire equipment into the water,
yena Bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu,
approached the Gracious One,
upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā,
and after approaching and falling with their heads at the feet of the Gracious One,
Bhagavantaṁ etad-avocuṁ:
they said this to the Gracious One:
“Labheyyāma mayaṁ Bhante Bhagavato santike pabbajjaṁ,
“May we receive the going-forth, venerable Sir, in the presence of the Gracious One,