ལས་བརྒྱ་ཐམ་པ་པ 18.22

18.22

cleared away so many of my sins and nonvirtues, and secured for me such virtues. How could I repay the kindness of the Blessed One?” Then he thought, “Anytime a buddha arises in the world, it is only to benefit beings. So undoubtedly I too should act for the benefit of beings!” Reflecting in this way, he wondered, “Whom might I tame?” When he looked out, right away he saw he could tame his own parents. So he disappeared from the monastery, and burst forth right in front of them from the floor of their house. Like a regal swan spreading its wings before them, he rose into the sky, making a miraculous display of fire and light, rain and lightning, and descended to the earth.

He directly apprehended their thoughts, habitual tendencies, temperaments, capacities, and natures, and taught them the Dharma accordingly. When they heard it they destroyed with the thunderbolt of wisdom the twenty high peaks of the mountain of views concerning the transitory collection, and manifested the resultant state of stream entry right where they sat.

After they saw the truths they said, “Child, we are also going to give up living at home and go forth just as you were.”

“As you wish,” Bhadra replied, and he left the house.

Thereupon his parents gave up household affairs, gave gifts, made merit, and went forth in the doctrine of the Blessed One. Casting away all afflictive emotions with diligence, practice, and effort, they manifested arhatship.

“Blessed One,” the monks asked,