Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.2098
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.2098
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v2.c36.2098
When Hemavata is satisfied, from Sātāgira’s description, that the Buddha is really the Awakened One, he decides to go to him with Sātāgira. Together they go with their followers to Isipatana in the middle watch of the night, and Hemavata questions the Buddha about his teaching. Hemavata is, by nature, powerful and wise and filled with respect for the good, and the Buddha’s marvellous exposition of the dhamma fills him with great joy. He sings the Buddha’s praises in five stanzas, and, after taking leave of him and of Sātāgira, returns home with the promise that he will wander from place to place carrying the joyful news of the Buddha and his Dhamma among all beings.²