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Rājā tāvadeva pañcavaṇṇāya pītiyā phuṭṭhasarīro kiñci sallakkhetuṃ asakkonto muhuttaṃ vītināmetvā, ‘‘tātā, kiṃ vadethā’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Buddho, deva, uppanno’’ti. Rājā dutiyampi tatiyampi tatheva vītināmetvā catutthe vāre ‘‘kiṃ vadetha, tātā’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘buddho, deva, uppanno’’ti vutte, ‘‘tātā, vo satasahassaṃ dadāmī’’ti vatvā ‘‘aññampi kiñci sāsanaṃ atthī’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Atthi, deva, dhammo uppanno’’ti. Rājā tampi sutvā purimanayeneva tayo vāre vītināmetvā catutthe vāre ‘‘dhammo uppanno’’ti vutte ‘‘idhāpi vo satasahassaṃ dammī’’ti vatvā ‘‘aparampi sāsanaṃ atthi, tātā’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Atthi, deva, saṅgharatanaṃ uppanna’’nti. Rājā tampi sutvā tayo vāre vītināmetvā catutthe vāre ‘‘saṅgho’’ti pade vutte ‘‘idhāpi vo satasahassaṃ dammī’’ti vatvā amaccasahassaṃ oloketvā, ‘‘tātā, kiṃ karissathā’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Deva, tumhe kiṃ karissathā’’ti? ‘‘Ahaṃ, tātā, ‘buddho uppanno, dhammo uppanno, saṅgho uppanno’ti sutvā na puna nivattissāmi, satthāraṃ uddissa gantvā tassa santike pabbajissāmī’’ti. ‘‘Mayampi, deva, tumhehi saddhiṃ pabbajissāmā’’ti. Rājā suvaṇṇapaṭṭe akkharāni likhāpetvā vāṇijake āha – ‘‘anojā nāma devī tumhākaṃ tīṇi satasahassāni dassati, evañca pana naṃ vadeyyātha ‘rañño kira te issariyaṃ vissaṭṭhaṃ, yathāsukhaṃ sampattiṃ paribhuñjāhī’ti, sace pana vo ‘rājā kaha’nti pucchati, ‘satthāraṃ uddissa pabbajissāmīti vatvā gato’ti āroceyyāthā’’ti. Amaccāpi attano attano bhariyānaṃ tatheva sāsanaṃ pahiṇiṃsu. Rājā vāṇijake uyyojetvā assaṃ abhiruyha amaccasahassaparivuto taṃ khaṇaṃyeva nikkhami. > One day the king mounted his horse and accompanied by a retinue of courtiers, proceeded to his pleasure-garden. Seeing five hundred weary-looking traders entering the city, he said, “These men are weary from a journey; perhaps we shall hear some good news from them.” So he summoned them and asked them, “Whence do you come?” “Your majesty, there is a city called Sāvatthi a hundred and twenty leagues from here; thence do we come.” “Is there any news from your country?” “None other than this, your majesty, that the Supremely Enlightened One, the Buddha, has appeared.” > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) > Straightway the king’s whole body was thrilled with the five sorts of joy; for a moment he hesitated, for he was unable to collect his thoughts; then he said, “Friends, what is it that you say?” “The Buddha has appeared, your majesty.” Twice and thrice did the king hesitate and speak as before. And again a fourth time he said, “Friends, what is it that you say?” “The Buddha has appeared, your majesty.” “Friends, I give you a hundred thousand pieces of money; is there any other news besides?” “Yes, your majesty, there is; the Law has appeared.” When he heard this also, the king hesitated and spoke three times as before, and when for the fourth time he heard the word “Law,” he said, “Here, I give you a hundred thousand pieces of money.” Then he asked them, “Friends, is there any other news besides?” “Yes, your majesty, there is; the Order has appeared.” When the king heard this also, he hesitated and spoke three times as before, and when for the fourth time he heard the word “Order,” he said, “Here, once more do I give you a hundred thousand pieces of money.” > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) > Having so done, he surveyed his thousand courtiers and asked them, “Friends, what is your pleasure?” “Your majesty, what is your pleasure?” “Friends, I have heard the good news, ‘The Buddha has appeared, the Law has appeared, the Order has appeared;’ therefore I shall not return to my palace again, but for the sake of the Teacher I shall go and become a monk under him.” “Your majesty, we too will become monks with you.” > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) > The king caused a message to be written on a plate of gold and said to the merchants, “Queen Anojā will give you three hundred thousand pieces of money so soon as you give her this message, ‘The King’s dominion is given into your hands; enjoy the glory thereof at your good pleasure.’” And he added, “Should she ask you, however, where the King is, tell her that for the sake of the Teacher he has departed to become a monk under him.” The king’s courtiers also sent similar messages to their wives. And as soon as the king had dismissed the traders, he departed with his retinue of a thousand courtiers. > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) - [Previous: 6.4.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.4.p5) - [Next: 6.4.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.4.p7) - [Up: 6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.4) ## Translations (1) - [Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha~en-burlingame.6.4.p17) — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, English ## Linked texts (1) - [Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada.79) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.4.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.4.p6) · Pramāṇa