Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order c11.s2.57

c11.s2.57

Idha me Aggivessana pubbeva sambodhâ anabhisambuddhassa bodhisattass’ eva sato etad ahosi: sambâdho gharâvâso rajapatho abbhokâso pabbajjâ. na yidam sukaram . . . (cf. “Mahavagga,” v, 13, 1) . . . pabbajeyyan ti. so kho aham Aggivessana aparena samayena daharo ’va samâno susukâlake sobhadrena yobbanena samannâgato pathamena vayasâ akâmakânam mâtâpitunnam assumukhânam rudantânam kesamassum ohâretvâ kâsâyâni vatthâni acchâdetvâ agârasmâ anagâriyam pabbajito samâno kimkusalagavesî anuttaram santivarapadam pariyesamâno yena Âlâro Kâlâmo ten’ upasamkamim, etc.