Verses on Dhamma 10.11.p8

10.11.p8

Vatvā ‘‘ayaṃ mahājano yāva gandhamādanapabbatagamanā maṃ passanto tiṭṭhatū’’ti adhiṭṭhāya ākāsena gandhamādanaṃ agamāsi.

Then the Private Buddha formed the resolution, “May this multitude stand watching me until I reach Mount Gandhamādana.” Straightway he flew through the air to Gandhamādana, and the multitude stood watching him. When he reached Gandhamādana, he divided the food among five hundred Private Buddhas; each received enough for himself. (The question must not be asked, “How could so small a portion of alms suffice for so many?” There are four Inconceivables, and the Power of a Private Buddha is one of them.) When the multitude saw him dividing the food among the Private Buddhas, they sent up thousands of shouts of applause, insomuch that the noise thereof was like the noise of simultaneous bursts of thunder.