Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order c8.177
Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order c8.177
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c8.177
“When the Exalted One thought thus, his heart was inclined to abide in quietude and not to proclaim the Doctrine. Then Brahma Sahampati* with his thought perceived the thought of the Holy One and said thus to himself: ‘Truly the world is lost, truly the world is undone, if the heart of the Perfect One, the holy, highest Buddha, be bent on abiding in quietude and not preaching the Doctrine.’