མ་ག་དྷ་བཟང་མའ་རྟགས་པ་བརྗད་པ 7

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It is he who arrives in a tranquil manner.”

Then the venerable Upāli made his entrance from the sky above using his miraculous power, having magically created a forest of golden palm trees.

The master of the house asked, “Sumāgadhā, is this one who arrives in a forest of golden palm trees your teacher?”

She replied, “This is the monk known as Upāli. The Blessed One pronounced him chief among the holders of the Vinaya. As many as five hundred Śākya renunciants placed a great heap of ornaments such as necklaces, bracelets, armlets, golden parasols, and garments in front of him. When he saw them, he felt a great revulsion. Understanding them all to be impermanent, he became a renunciant in the teaching of the Buddha, and, having become a renunciant, he realized the state of an arhat. It is he who arrives in a forest of golden palm trees.”

Next, the venerable Mahākātyāyanaputra made his entrance from the sky using his miraculous power, having magically created a pinnacled temple made of beryl.

The master of the house asked, “Sumāgadhā, is this one who arrives seated in a pinnacled temple made of beryl your teacher?”

She replied, “This is the monk known as Mahākātyāyanaputra. The Blessed One pronounced him chief among the Sautrāntika and Vaibhāṣika teachers. It is he who arrives seated in a pinnacled temple made of beryl.

Next, the venerable Kauṣṭhila made his entrance from the sky above using his miraculous power, having magically created a bull chariot.

The master of the house asked, “Sumāgadhā, is this one who arrives riding on a bull chariot your teacher?”

She replied, “This is the monk known as Kauṣṭhila. The Blessed One pronounced him chief among those who have attained analytical knowledge. It is he who arrives seated on a bull chariot.”

Then the venerable Pilindavatsa, by means of a swan chariot, made his entrance from the sky above using his miraculous power.