Dhammapada 2.3.p14

2.3.p14

Jīvakopi kho komārabhacco dasabalassa dakkhiṇodakaṃ upanāmesi. Satthā ‘‘nanu, jīvaka, vihāre bhikkhū atthī’’ti hatthena pattaṃ pidahi. Mahāpanthako ‘‘nanu, bhante, vihāre bhikkhū natthī’’ti āha. Satthā ‘‘atthi, jīvakā’’ti āha. Jīvako ‘‘tena hi bhaṇe gaccha, vihāre bhikkhūnaṃ atthibhāvaṃ vā natthibhāvaṃ vā tvaññeva jānāhī’’ti purisaṃ pesesi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe cūḷapanthako ‘‘mayhaṃ bhātiko ‘vihāre bhikkhū natthī’ti bhaṇati, vihāre bhikkhūnaṃ atthibhāvamassa pakāsessāmī’’ti sakalaṃ ambavanaṃ bhikkhūnaññeva pūresi. Ekacce bhikkhū cīvarakammaṃ karonti, ekacce rajanakammaṃ karonti, ekacce sajjhāyaṃ karonti. Evaṃ aññamaññaasadisaṃ bhikkhusahassaṃ māpesi. So puriso vihāre bahū bhikkhū disvā nivattitvā, ‘‘ayya, sakalaṃ ambavanaṃ bhikkhūhi paripuṇṇa’’nti jīvakassa ārocesi. Theropi kho tattheva –

Jīvaka Komārabhacca offered Water of Donation to the Possessor of the Ten Forces. Said the Teacher, covering the bowl with his hand, “Jīvaka, are there no monks in the monastery?” Big Wayman replied, “No, Reverend Sir, there are no monks in the monastery.” Said the Teacher, “But Jīvaka, there are!” “Very well,” said Jīvaka, and sent a man to find out. Said he, “Go to the monastery and find out whether or not there are any monks there.” At that moment Little Wayman said to himself, “My brother says, ‘There are no monks in the monastery.’ I will show him that there *are* monks in the monastery.” And forthwith he filled the whole mango-grove with monks. Some of them were making robes, others were dyeing robes, others were repeating the Sacred Texts. Thus did Little Wayman create by supernatural power a thousand monks, each different from every other. So when Jīvaka’s messenger saw the numerous monks, he returned and told Jīvaka, “Noble sir, the entire mango-grove is full of monks.” And right there Elder