經律異相 5.28

5.28

The minds of the five hundred brahmacārins opened to understanding. They immediately stepped forward, bowed to the Buddha, prostrating themselves fully on the ground, and sought to attain the holy teachings: “We only pray you take pity and nourish us, allowing us to become śramaṇas.” The Buddha immediately granted it, and they all became śramaṇas. The villagers, young and old, seeing the Buddha’s transformations, were all filled with joy and attained the trace of the Way. It was called the “Village of Worthies,” and no longer bore the name of butchers (from the first fascicle of the Dharmapada Avadāna Sūtra).