法苑珠林 53.37

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53.37

At that time, hearing this verse from afar, Cūḍapanthaka immediately attained the fruit of arhatship. Furthermore, the *Ekottarika-āgama* states: The Buddha taught Cūlikapanthaka to hold a broom and recite [its name]. When reciting 'sweep', he forgot 'broom'; when reciting 'broom', he forgot 'sweep'. Only after several days did he manage to remember 'sweep-broom'. It was also called 'removing defilement'. Panthaka reflected: 'Dirt, earth, tiles, and stones: if removed, there is purity. The fetters are defilements; wisdom can remove them. I now use the broom of wisdom to sweep away all fetters.'

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese