MahÄkhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts
MahÄkhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts
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155<br />
[IV: In Rājagaha]<br />
Bimbisārasamāgamakathā<br />
39: <strong>The</strong> Meeting with King Bimbisāra<br />
Atha kho Bhagavā Gayāsīse yathābhirantaṁ viharitvā,<br />
<strong>The</strong>n the Gracious One, having dwelt at Gayā’s Head for as long as he liked,<br />
yena Rājagahaṁ tena cārikaṁ pakkāmi,<br />
left on walking tour for Rājagaha,<br />
mahatā Bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṁ,<br />
together with a great Community of monks,<br />
bhikkhusahassena sabbeheva purāṇajaṭilehi.<br />
with a thousand monks all of whom were formerly yogis. 190<br />
Atha kho Bhagavā, anupubbena cārikaṁ caramāno,<br />
<strong>The</strong>n the Gracious One, walking gradually on walking tour,<br />
yena Rājagahaṁ tad-avasari.<br />
went and entered Rājagaha.<br />
Tatra sudaṁ Bhagavā Rājagahe viharati,<br />
<strong>The</strong>re the Gracious One dwelt near Rājagaha,<br />
Laṭṭhivane Suppatiṭṭhe Cetiye.<br />
by the Suppatiṭṭha Shrine in the Palmyra Wood. 191<br />
Assosi kho Rājā Māgadho Seniyo Bimbisāro:<br />
<strong>The</strong> Magadhan King Seniya Bimbisāra heard: 192<br />
“Samaṇo khalu bho Gotamo Sakyaputto Sakyakulā pabbajito,<br />
“<strong>The</strong> ascetic Gotama, the Sakyan Son, who has gone forth from the Sakya family,<br />
Rājagahaṁ anuppatto Rājagahe viharati,<br />
has arrived in Rājagaha, and is dwelling near Rājagaha,<br />
190 Note that again no mention is made of the monks who ordained at Bārāṇasī.<br />
191 Comm: Tāluyyāne; laṭṭhi normally means a sapling, so Sapling Wood would be another<br />
translation, in Mahāvastu the name is given as Yaṣṭīvana, which supports the alternative<br />
translation. Comm: Suppatiṭṭhe Cetiye ti aññatarasmiṁ vaṭarukkhe, tassa kiretaṁ nāma; it<br />
appears from this that the banyan tree itself was known as the Suppatiṭṭha Cetiya<br />
(Suppatiṭṭha = Well-Established).<br />
192 Jā Nid says he heard from the Park Keeper (Uyyānapāla).