Mahasihanadasutta 1.1-4

Mahāsīhanādasutta 1.1-4

Evaṃ me sutaṃ—

So I have heard.
The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa

ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā uruññāyaṃ viharati kaṇṇakatthale migadāye.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Ujuññā in the deer park at Kaṇṇakatthala.
The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa

Atha kho acelo kassapo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi.

Then the naked ascetic Kassapa went up to the Buddha and exchanged greetings with him.
The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa

Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho acelo kassapo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he stood to one side and said to the Buddha:
The Lion’s Roar to the Naked Ascetic Kassapa

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