ལས་བརྒྱ་ཐམ་པ་པ 35.19

35.19

was in the world, there lived a certain brahmin in Vārāṇasī.

“When the time came for him to marry, he took a wife, and though they enjoyed themselves and coupled, they had neither a daughter nor a son.

“One day he sat brooding with his cheek resting on his open palm, thinking, ‘Since I have riches and gold, but neither daughter nor son, after I die all I have will become property of the king. It’s just not right to be without children in this world.’ Then he vowed, ‘If I have an heir, I shall perform a sacrifice, and I shall make many offerings to the brahmins.’ Hoping for the birth of an heir, he wished, ‘May my heir be conceived today or tomorrow.’ But the brahmin grew old thinking this, and had neither daughter nor son.

“At a certain point the brahmin thought, ‘I have neither daughter nor son. I have given no gifts, and now I am old. Therefore, I will give gifts and make merit, regardless of whether we bear a child.’

“So it was that one day he performed a sacrifice and made many offerings to the brahmins. As the offerings were distributed a great quarrel arose, and the lord of the sacrifice shouted, ‘Stop your quarreling!’ Then he thought, ‘The brahmins are going to attack and kill me,’ and in terror he went to Ṛṣivadana and went forth in the doctrine of the totally and completely awakened Buddha Kāśyapa.

“Once he had gone forth, he practiced pure conduct all his life, and at the time of his death, he prayed, ‘While I may not have attained any great virtues, still I have gone forth like this in the doctrine of the totally and completely awakened Buddha Kāśyapa and practiced pure conduct all my life.