Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order c8.127

c8.127

Then he left these teachers unsatisfied, and travelled through the land of Magadha until he came to the town of Uruvelâ.* An old narrative puts these words into his mouth when he speaks of this wandering: "Then, O disciples, I thought within myself: truly this is a charming spot of earth, a beautiful forest: clear flows the river, with pleasant bathing-places, and fair lie the villages round about, to which one can go: here are good quarters for one of high resolve, who is in search of salvation."