Dhammapada 5.2.p5

5.2.p5

Mahājano kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesi – ‘‘therassa kira saddhivihāriko ovādamattaṃ asahanto kujjhitvā paṇṇasālaṃ jhāpetvā palāto’’ti. Atheko bhikkhu aparabhāge rājagahā nikkhamitvā satthāraṃ daṭṭhukāmo jetavanaṃ gantvā satthāraṃ vanditvā satthārā paṭisanthāraṃ katvā ‘‘kuto āgatosī’’ti puṭṭho ‘‘rājagahato, bhante’’ti āha. ‘‘Mama puttassa mahākassapassa khamanīya’’nti? ‘‘Khamanīyaṃ, bhante, eko pana saddhivihāriko ovādamattena kujjhitvā paṇṇasālaṃ jhāpetvā palāto’’ti. Satthā ‘‘na so idāneva ovādaṃ sutvā kujjhati, pubbepi kujjhiyeva. Na idāneva kuṭiṃ dūseti, pubbepi dūsesiyevā’’ti vatvā atītaṃ āhari –

The populace discussed the incident: "They say that a pupil of the Elder, unable to endure a slight rebuke, took offense, set fire to the Elder's hut of leaves and grass, and ran away." Some time afterwards a certain monk left Rājagaha, and desiring to see the Teacher, came to Jetavana and paid obeisance to the Teacher. The Teacher greeted him in a friendly manner and asked, "Whence have you come?" "From Rājagaha, Reverend Sir." "Is all well with my son Kassapa the Great?" "All is well with him, Reverend Sir. But a certain pupil of his, taking offense at a slight rebuke, set fire to his hut of leaves and grass and ran away." Said the Teacher, "This is not the first time he has taken offense at receiving an admonition. He did the same thing in a previous state of existence also. This is not the first time he has destroyed a house. He did the same thing in a previous state of existence also." So saying, he related the following