諸經要集 9.70

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The brāhmaṇa said, 'Well spoken is this verse! Right now I am truly in haste; let us discuss it further when you come next time.' Thereupon, the Bhagavat grieved for him and departed. Afterward, the old gentleman handed up a roof beam himself. The beam fell and fractured his head, and he died immediately. The family wept, alarming the four surrounding neighborhoods. The Buddha had not gone far when this disaster occurred. At the entrance to the lane, he met several dozen brahmacārins, who asked the Buddha where he was coming from. The Buddha said, 'Just now I went to the house of this deceased old gentleman and taught him the Dharma. He did not believe the Buddha's words and did not understand impermanence. Now he has suddenly passed on to the next life.' He fully explained the meaning of the previous verse to the brahmacārins. Upon hearing it, they rejoiced and immediately attained the track of the Way (srotāpanna). Thereupon, the Bhagavat spoke a verse for them: