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Bhikkhūpi naṃ saṅgaṇhiṃsu, pabbājetuṃ pana na icchanti. So pabbajjaṃ alabhamāno kiso ahosi. Athekadivasaṃ satthā paccūsakāle lokaṃ volokento taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ disvā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho’’ti upadhārento ‘‘arahā bhavissatī’’ti ñatvā sāyanhasamaye vihāracārikaṃ caranto viya brāhmaṇassa santikaṃ gantvā, ‘‘brāhmaṇa, kiṃ karonto vicarasī’’ti āha. ‘‘Bhikkhūnaṃ vattapaṭivattaṃ karonto, bhante’’ti. ‘‘Labhasi nesaṃ santikā saṅgaha’’nti? ‘‘Āma, bhante, āhāramattaṃ labhāmi, na pana maṃ pabbājentī’’ti. Satthā etasmiṃ nidāne bhikkhusaṅghaṃ sannipātāpetvā tamatthaṃ pucchitvā, ‘‘bhikkhave, atthi koci imassa brāhmaṇassa adhikāraṃ saratī’’ti pucchi. Sāriputtatthero ‘‘ahaṃ, bhante, sarāmi, ayaṃ me rājagahe piṇḍāya carantassa attano abhihaṭaṃ kaṭacchubhikkhaṃ dāpesi, imamassāhaṃ adhikāraṃ sarāmī’’ti āha. So satthārā ‘‘kiṃ pana te, sāriputta, evaṃ katūpakāraṃ dukkhato mocetuṃ na vaṭṭatī’’ti vutte, ‘‘sādhu, bhante, pabbājessāmī’’ti taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ pabbājesi. Tassa bhattagge āsanapariyante āsanaṃ pāpuṇāti, yāgubhattādīhipi kilamati. Thero taṃ ādāya cārikaṃ pakkāmi, abhikkhaṇañca naṃ ‘‘idaṃ te kattabbaṃ, idaṃ te na kattabba’’nti ovadi anusāsi. So suvaco ahosi padakkhiṇaggāhī. Tasmā yathānusiṭṭhaṃ paṭipajjamāno katipāheneva arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. > We are told that before Rādha became a monk he was a poor Brahman living at Sāvatthi. Deciding to live with the monks, he went to the monastery and took up his residence there, performing various duties such as cutting the grass, sweeping the cells, and preparing water for bathing the face. The monks treated him kindly, but were not willing to admit him to the Order. The result of this was that he began to lose flesh. > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) > Now one day, early in the morning, the Teacher surveyed the world and seeing the Brahman, considered within himself what would become of him. Perceiving that he would become an Arahat, he went in the evening, feigning that he was making a tour of the monastery, to the Brahman's quarters and said to him, "Brahman, what are you doing here?" "Performing the major and minor duties for the monks, Reverend Sir." "Do they treat you kindly?" "Yes, Reverend Sir, I receive sufficient food, but they are not willing to admit me to the Order." Accordingly the Teacher convoked an assembly of the monks and questioned them about the matter, saying, "Monks, is there anyone who remembers any act of this Brahman?" > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) > Said the Elder Sāriputta, "Reverend Sir, I remember something. When I was making my round in Rājagaha, he brought me a ladleful of his own food and gave it to me. I remember this good office of his." Said the Teacher, "Sāriputta, is it not proper to release from suffering one who has performed such a service?" "Very well, Reverend Sir, I will receive him into the Order." Sāriputta accordingly received him into the Order. He received a seat in the refectory in the outer circle of the seats. Even with rice-porridge and other kinds of food, he grew weary. > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) > The Elder took him with him on his rounds and constantly admonished and instructed him, saying, “You must do this; you must not do that.” The monk was amenable to discipline and respectful, and followed his preceptor’s instructions so faithfully that in but a few days he attained Arahatship. The Elder went with him to the Teacher, paid obeisance to the Teacher, and sat down. The Teacher gave him a friendly welcome and said to him, “Sāriputta, is your pupil amenable to discipline?” “Yes, Reverend Sir, he is thoroughly amenable to discipline; no matter what fault I mention, he never shows resentment.” “Sāriputta, if you could have pupils like this monk, how many would you take?” “I would take all I could get, Reverend Sir.” > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) - [Previous: 6.1.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.1.p1) - [Next: 6.1.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.1.p3) - [Up: 6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.1) ## Translations (1) - [Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha~en-burlingame.6.1.p2) — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, English ## Linked texts (1) - [Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada.76) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.1.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.1.p2) · Pramāṇa