The Long Āgama Sūtra 21.1-5

21.1

佛說長阿含經卷第十四

The Long Āgama Sūtra, Fascicle Fourteen

Thus I have heard: One time, the Buddha traveled to Magadha accompanied by an assembly of 1,250 great monks. Wandering among the people, they reached the bamboo grove and stopped to stay at the royal palace.

21.2

後秦弘始年佛陀耶舍共竺佛念譯

Translated during the Hongshi era of the Later Qin by Buddhayaśas together with Zhu Fonian

21.3

（二一）第三分梵動經第二

21. Second in the Third Section: The Brahmajāla Sūtra

21.4

如是我聞：

Thus have I heard:

21.5

一時，佛遊摩竭國，與大比丘眾千二百五十人俱，遊行人間，詣竹林，止宿在王堂上。時，有梵志名曰善念，善念弟子名梵摩達，師徒常共隨佛後行，而善念梵志以無數方便毀謗佛、法及比丘僧，其弟子梵摩達以無數方便稱讚佛、法及比丘僧，師徒二人各懷異心，共相違背。所以者何？斯由異習、異見、異親近故。

At one time, the Buddha was traveling in the country of Magadha with a great assembly of one thousand two hundred and fifty bhikṣus, wandering among people. He went to the Bamboo Grove and stayed overnight in the royal pavilion. At that time, there was a brahmacārin named Suppiya, whose disciple was named Brahmadatta. Teacher and disciple constantly followed behind the Buddha. Yet the brahmacārin Suppiya, with countless expedients, disparaged and reviled the Buddha, the Dharma, and the bhikṣu-saṃgha, while his disciple Brahmadatta, with countless expedients, praised the Buddha, the Dharma, and the bhikṣu-saṃgha. Teacher and disciple each harbored different views and contradicted each other. Why was this? It was because of different habits, different views, and different associations.

At the time, there was an ascetic named Supriya who had a disciple named Brahmadatta. This teacher and student were always following the Buddha. The ascetic Supriya criticized the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha of monks in countless ways, and his disciple Brahmadatta praised the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha of monks in countless ways. The teacher and his student both felt differently and contradicted each other. Why is that? It was because of their different customs, different views, and different friends.