Mahakhandhako, The Great Chapter sections 1-4

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[IV: In Rājagaha]
Bimbisārasamāgamakathā
39: The Meeting with King Bimbisāra
Atha kho Bhagavā Gayāsīse yathābhirantaṁ viharitvā,
Then the Gracious One, having dwelt at Gayā’s Head for as long as he liked,
yena Rājagahaṁ tena cārikaṁ pakkāmi,
left on walking tour for Rājagaha,
mahatā Bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṁ,
together with a great Community of monks,
bhikkhusahassena sabbeheva purāṇajaṭilehi.
with a thousand monks all of whom were formerly yogis. 189
Atha kho Bhagavā, anupubbena cārikaṁ caramāno,
Then the Gracious One, walking gradually on walking tour,
yena Rājagahaṁ tad-avasari.
went and entered Rājagaha.
Tatra sudaṁ Bhagavā Rājagahe viharati,
There the Gracious One dwelt near Rājagaha,
Laṭṭhivane Suppatiṭṭhe Cetiye.
by the Suppatiṭṭha Shrine in the Palmyra Wood. 190
Assosi kho Rājā Māgadho Seniyo Bimbisāro:
The Magadhan King Seniya Bimbisāra heard: 191
“Samaṇo khalu bho Gotamo Sakyaputto Sakyakulā pabbajito,
“The ascetic Gotama, the Sakyan Son, who has gone forth from the Sakya family,
Rājagahaṁ anuppatto Rājagahe viharati,
has arrived in Rājagaha, and is dwelling near Rājagaha,
189 Note that again no mention is made of the monks who ordained at Bārāṇasī.
190 Comm: Tāluyyāne; laṭṭhi normally means a sapling, so Sapling Wood would be another
translation, in Mahāvastu the name is given as Yaṣṭīvana, which supports the alternative
translation. Comm: Suppatiṭṭhe Cetiye ti aññatarasmiṁ vaṭarukkhe, tassa kiretaṁ nāma; it
appears from this that the banyan tree itself was known as the Suppatiṭṭha Cetiya
(Suppatiṭṭha = Well-Established).
191 Jā Nid says he heard from the Park Keeper (Uyyānapāla).