Pathikasutta 1.19.1-16

1.19.1

Atha khvāhaṃ, bhaggava, pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya vesāliṃ piṇḍāya pāvisiṃ.

Then, Bhaggava, I robed up in the morning and, taking my bowl and robe, entered Vesālī for alms.

1.19.2

Vesāliyaṃ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto yena acelassa pāthikaputtassa ārāmo tenupasaṅkamiṃ divāvihārāya.

After the meal, on my return from almsround, I went to Pāṭikaputta’s monastery for the day’s meditation.

1.19.3

Atha kho, bhaggava, sunakkhatto licchaviputto taramānarūpo vesāliṃ pavisitvā yena abhiññātā abhiññātā licchavī tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā abhiññāte abhiññāte licchavī etadavoca:

Then Sunakkhatta rushed into Vesālī to see the very well-known Licchavis and said to them,

1.19.4

‘esāvuso, bhagavā vesāliyaṃ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto yena acelassa pāthikaputtassa ārāmo tenupasaṅkami divāvihārāya.

‘Respectable sirs, after his almsround, the Buddha has gone to Pāṭikaputta’s monastery for the day’s meditation.

1.19.5

Abhikkamathāyasmanto abhikkamathāyasmanto, sādhurūpānaṃ samaṇānaṃ uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ bhavissatī’ti.

Come forth, good sirs, come forth! There will be a superhuman demonstration of psychic power by the holy ascetics!’

1.19.6

Atha kho, bhaggava, abhiññātānaṃ abhiññātānaṃ licchavīnaṃ etadahosi:

So the very well-known Licchavis thought,

1.19.7

‘sādhurūpānaṃ kira, bho, samaṇānaṃ uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ bhavissati;

‘It seems there will be a superhuman demonstration of psychic power by the holy ascetics!

1.19.8

handa vata, bho, gacchāmā’ti.

Let’s go!’

1.19.9

Yena ca abhiññātā abhiññātā brāhmaṇamahāsālā gahapatinecayikā nānātitthiyā samaṇabrāhmaṇā tenupasaṅkami. upasaṅkamitvā abhiññāte abhiññāte nānātitthiye samaṇabrāhmaṇe etadavoca:

Then he went to see the very well-known well-to-do brahmins, rich householders, and ascetics and brahmins who follow various other religions, and said the same thing.

1.19.10

‘esāvuso, bhagavā vesāliyaṃ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto yena acelassa pāthikaputtassa ārāmo tenupasaṅkami divāvihārāya.

1.19.11

Abhikkamathāyasmanto abhikkamathāyasmanto, sādhurūpānaṃ samaṇānaṃ uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ bhavissatī’ti.

1.19.12

Atha kho, bhaggava, abhiññātānaṃ abhiññātānaṃ nānātitthiyānaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ etadahosi:

They all said,

1.19.13

‘sādhurūpānaṃ kira, bho, samaṇānaṃ uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ bhavissati;

‘It seems there will be a superhuman demonstration of psychic power by the holy ascetics!

1.19.14

handa vata, bho, gacchāmā’ti.

Let’s go!’

1.19.15

Atha kho, bhaggava, abhiññātā abhiññātā licchavī, abhiññātā abhiññātā ca brāhmaṇamahāsālā gahapatinecayikā nānātitthiyā samaṇabrāhmaṇā yena acelassa pāthikaputtassa ārāmo tenupasaṅkamiṃsu.

Then all those very well-known people went to Pāṭikaputta’s monastery.

1.19.16

Sā esā, bhaggava, parisā mahā hoti anekasatā anekasahassā.

That assembly was large, Bhaggava; there were many hundreds, many thousands of them.