Samannaphalasutta 1.1

1.1

Thus have I heard. The Blessed One was once dwelling at Rājagaha in the Mango Grove of Jīvaka the children’s physician , with a great company of the brethren, with twelve hundred and fifty of the brethren. Now at that time the king of Magadha, Ajātasattu, the son of the Videha princess , on the Uposatha day, held on the fifteenth, on Komudi (white water-lily), the full moon day of the fourth month , at night, when the moon was full, was seated on the upper terrace roof of his palace surrounded by his ministers. And the king, on that sacred day, gave utterance to a hymn of joy, saying:
‘How pleasant, friends, is the moonlight night!
How beautiful, friends, is the moonlight night!
How lovely, friends, is the moonlight night!
How soothing, friends, is the moonlight night!
How grand a sign, friends, is the moonlight night!
‘Who is the recluse or Brahman whom we may call upon tonight, who, when we call upon him, shall be able to satisfy our hearts?