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[III: <strong>The</strong> Miracles at Uruvelā] 165<br />
Paṭhamaṁ Pāṭihāriyaṁ<br />
21: <strong>The</strong> First Miracle<br />
(<strong>The</strong> Dragon-King - Prose)<br />
Atha kho Bhagavā anupubbena cārikaṁ caramāno<br />
<strong>The</strong>n the Gracious One while walking gradually on walking tour<br />
yena Uruvelā tad-avasari.<br />
arrived at Uruvelā.<br />
Tena kho pana samayena Uruvelāyaṁ tayo jaṭilā paṭivasanti:<br />
<strong>The</strong>n at that time at Uruvelā there lived three yogis: 166<br />
Uruvelakassapo Nadīkassapo Gayākassapo ti.<br />
known as Uruvelakassapa, Nadīkassapa, and Gayākassapa. 167<br />
Tesu Uruvelakassapo jaṭilo pañcannaṁ jaṭilasatānaṁ<br />
o Of these, the yogi Uruvelakassapa was the leader,<br />
nāyako hoti vināyako aggo pamukho pāmokkho.<br />
guide, chief, director, and instructor of five hundred yogis.<br />
Nadīkassapo jaṭilo tiṇṇaṁ jaṭilasatānaṁ<br />
o <strong>The</strong> yogi Nadīkassapa was the leader,<br />
nāyako hoti vināyako aggo pamukho pāmokkho.<br />
guide, chief, director, and instructor of three hundred yogis.<br />
Gayākassapo jaṭilo dvinnaṁ jaṭilasatānaṁ<br />
o <strong>The</strong> yogi Gayākassapa was the leader,<br />
nāyako hoti vināyako aggo pamukho pāmokkho.<br />
guide, chief, director, and instructor of two hundred yogis.<br />
Atha kho Bhagavā yena Uruvelakassapassa jaṭilassa assamo tenupasaṅkami,<br />
<strong>The</strong>n the Gracious One approached the yogi Uruvelakassapa’s ashram,<br />
upasaṅkamitvā Uruvelakassapaṁ jaṭilaṁ etad-avoca:<br />
and after approaching he said this to the yogi Uruvelakassapa:<br />
165 This section with its miracle-working and supernatural elements stands out from the rest<br />
of the narrative which seems in many ways to be so realistic.<br />
166 Literally: one with a tangled mass of hair, a matted hair ascetic. I use yogi to be concise.<br />
167 All the names arise from the place names where they dwelt: Kassapa at Uruvelā, Kassapa<br />
at the River (Nadī, i.e. Nerañjarā), and Kassapa at Gayā. <strong>The</strong> name Kassapa (Skt: Kāśyapa)<br />
itself is a brahminical clan name.