Dhammapada 3.4.p2

3.4.p2

Sāvatthiyaṃ kireko kulaputto satthu dhammadesanaṃ sutvā nikkhamitvā pabbajito laddhūpasampado saṅgharakkhitatthero nāma hutvā katipāheneva arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Tassa kaniṭṭhabhaginī puttaṃ labhitvā therassa nāmaṃ akāsi. So bhāgineyyasaṅgharakkhito nāma hutvā vayappatto therasseva santike pabbajitvā laddhūpasampado aññatarasmiṃ gāmakārāme vassaṃ upagantvā, ‘‘ekaṃ sattahatthaṃ, ekaṃ aṭṭhahattha’’nti dve vassāvāsikasāṭake labhitvā aṭṭhahatthaṃ ‘‘upajjhāyassa me bhavissatī’’ti sallakkhetvā ‘‘sattahatthaṃ mayhaṃ bhavissatī’’ti cintetvā vuṭṭhavasso ‘‘upajjhāyaṃ passissāmī’’ti āgacchanto antarāmagge piṇḍāya caranto āgantvā there vihāraṃ anāgateyeva vihāraṃ pavisitvā therassa divāṭṭhānaṃ sammajjitvā pādodakaṃ upaṭṭhapetvā āsanaṃ paññapetvā āgamanamaggaṃ olokento nisīdi. Athassāgamanabhāvaṃ disvā paccuggamanaṃ katvā pattacīvaraṃ paṭiggahetvā, ‘‘nisīdatha, bhante’’ti theraṃ nisīdāpetvā tālavaṇṭaṃ ādāya bījitvā pānīyaṃ datvā pāde dhovitvā taṃ sāṭakaṃ ānetvā pādamūle ṭhapetvā, ‘‘bhante, imaṃ paribhuñjathā’’ti vatvā bījayamāno aṭṭhāsi.

The story goes that a certain youth of respectable family living at Sāvatthi, after hearing a sermon of the Teacher, retired from the world, was received into the Order, made his full profession, and in but a few days attained Arahatship. He was known as Elder Saṅgharakkhita. When his youngest sister gave birth to a son, she named him after the Elder, and thus he came to be known as Nephew Saṅgharakkhita. When Nephew Saṅgharakkhita came of age, he entered the Order under the Elder, and after making his full profession, entered upon residence for the period of the rains at a certain village monastery. Receiving two sets of robes such as are worn by monks during the period of the rains, one seven cubits long, the other eight cubits long, he decided to present the robe eight cubits long to his preceptor and to keep the robe seven cubits long for himself. When he had completed residence, he set out for the purpose of seeing his preceptor and journeyed from place to place, receiving alms by the way.

He arrived at the monastery before the Elder arrived. Entering the monastery, he swept the Elder's day-quarters, set out water for bathing the feet, prepared a seat, and then sat down, watching the road by which the Elder would approach. When he saw the Elder approach, he advanced to meet him, took his bowl and robe, seated the Elder with the words, "Pray be seated, Reverend Sir," took a palm-leaf fan and fanned him, gave him water to drink, and bathed his feet. Finally he brought forth the robe, laid it at the Elder's feet, and said, "Reverend Sir, pray wear this robe." Having so done, he resumed fanning him. Said the Elder to the nephew, "Saṅgharakkhita, I have a complete set of robes; you wear this robe yourself." "Reverend Sir, from the moment I received this robe I set my heart on giving it to you alone. Pray make use of it." "Never mind, Saṅgharakkhita, my set of robes is complete; you wear this robe yourself." "Reverend Sir, pray do not refuse the robe, for if you wear it, great will be the fruit I shall receive thereby."