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Ven. Weragoda Sarada Maha Thero
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I 6
GHRIVAL 10
VA 12
VAATOM 15
IAAM 33
VAASW 34
VATCI
A 36
IIIT
IA 39
VAIATA 43
VATGIIA 45
TMWHAGATL 48
TTCOKKL
TDIVA 49
LOTHOKURVA
TITT 51
VAITTITH 53
LOTHGSWR
VA 54
ARVMKA
VA 59
NCMIVATI
VMK 62
VAMATI 64
VADRCT 65
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VIHHVA
KIS 66
VATOT
VA 68
VACACM 70
AIIWL 71
TSRATI 73
AITITIVA 78
VAAW 79
TATW 83
VAOTO 86
TRCOMI
AI 87
VARTTIT
DRTTM 91
TCOAGONM 93
TRTATM
IVA 95
VACICTT
TIMATCOV 96
VAGWIACW 98
VAIOTW
TWA 99
VAITDOO
T 100
VAITDOO
T 101
KKIVA 102
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TAASMWVA 105
IRUTIOT 107
TSASTVA 108
VAAVV 111
VAHA 112
VAOA 113
TAWVAH
VATIHR 116
A 117
VARTTGTA
VTIAA 121
VAISTTHGO 122
VASDOII 123
TTOMVA 124
VAAVK 126
ILDLTASW
VAIT 127
DTAVA 131
TVA 136
TIA 142
VAW 145
VAAS 150
VAAVMK 154
IVA 155
VAAVS 157
TDOVA 159
VAI 161
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I
Tvo immorlal ersonalilies dominale lhe lolalily of lhe
uddhaslranscendenlalDisensalionTheyarelheSuremely
InlighleneduddhaHimselflhesolesourceandfounlainof
lheuddhislsyslemoflhoughlandVenAnandalhelime
less reosilory of lhe Doclrine exounded by lhe Sureme
uddhaTomymindlhereishardlyanyolherinslanceinlhe
vhole of human hislory eilher in lhe eld of vorldly aclivi
lies or in lhe ursuils of sirilual quesls of such long and
dedicaled loyally of one individual lo anolher lo malch lhe
eicadherenceofVenAnandalohisMaslerlheSureme
uddha
In his characler and oullook Ven Ananda vas louchingly
and movingly human His ersonalily held a secial aeal
lovomenfolkThisvasarllybecauseofhissimlecharm
ingbehaviourandhiseverresenlreadinesslohelanyone
vhovasindislressordicullyHisunrecedenledorienla
lionlovardsservicevasnolalallmolivaledbyersonalor
selshurgesInsileofhisunceasingreoccualionvilhlhe
adminislralive and organizalional maers he invariably had
lodealvilhinlermsofhisosilionaslheChiefAendanlof
lhe Suremely Inlighlened uddha Ven Ananda dislayed
adeeinlelleclualilyandarofoundgrasofabslrusehilo
sohicconcels
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VenAnandaliaisedbelveenlheuddhaandnumerouser
sonsrangingfromordinaryfolkslooverfulkingsvho
verekeenlomeellheInlighlenedOneSinceVenAnandaal
lainedlhehigherfruilsofsirilualachievemenlfairlylalein
hisreligiouslifehisassocialionvilhlheuddhavasmarked
byaronouncedslreakofersonalaachmenlWhenheread
lhoselelllalesignsofageencroachinguonlhebodyoflhe
uddha he vas sorely aggrieved The lighl of lhe delicale
Sakyanladiesvhohadlrekkedharrovingmilesinsearchof
ordinalionmovedVenAnandanearlylolears
In lhe middle of lhe nighl Ven Ananda vould valk righl
aroundlheuddhasIragranlChamberloensurehisMaslers
undislurbedreslIlvashissinglemindedunsvervingdedi
calion lo lhe vellbeing of lhe uddha lhal slackened his ef
forlsloursueersonalsirilualliberalion
e undiminishing fascinalion and lhe vividness of Ven
Anandas life slory derive from lhe remarkable synlhesis be
lveenlhelvounlikelyqualiliesofinlensehumanilyonlhe
onehandandenelralingsirilualinsighlonlheolher
MankindisendlesslyandereluallyindebledloVenAnan
das rodigious memory vhich enabled him lo slore in his
mindlheformalDiscoursesoflheuddhadeliveredinVen
Anandasresenceorlalerrecounledlohimvhendelivered
inhisabsenceOverandabovelheseVenAnandasmemory
vas lled vilh incidenls in vhich lhe uddha gured in a
variely of conlexls Vieved lhis vay lhe life slory of Ven
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Ananda is inlricalely inlerlvined vilh lhe life slory of lhe
uddhaHimself
eabovearesomeoflhefaclorslhalmolivaledusloublish
lhe life slory of Ven Ananda during lhe rsl Vesak feslival
oflhesWehavealreadyresenledlolhevorldlhelife
sloryoflheuddhaunderlhelilleTheGrealeslManWho
IverLivedTheSuremeuddhaThereforeilisquilelogi
calloresenllhelifesloryofVenAnandaashisislhemosl
signicanlresenceinlheuddhasDisensalionnexllolhe
SuremelyInlighlenedOne
eresenlvorkisrelelevilhdramalicevenlslhalarebolh
sirilualandlemoralAlllheseingredienlsconlribulecumu
lalivelyloelevalelhelifesloryofVenAnandalolhelevelof
areeminenlbiograhyinlhevholehisloryofmankind
InlherogressivelyevolvingublicalionsrogrammeofThe
Singaore uddhisl Medilalion Cenlre ve have nov moved
vellbeyondourlhublicalionTomakealllhisheadvay
nolonlyinlermsofquanlilybulinlermsoflhecenlrallyim
orlanlmaerofqualilyasvellIhavebeenblessedvilhlhe
conlinuing assislance of a dedicaled and loyal ublicalions
leamIconsiderilmysecialdulyloexlendmygraliludelo
alllhosevhohaverovidedunfailingsuorllomeensur
inglhesuccessofourublicalionsrogramme
I consider il nolhing bul roer lo single oul a handful of
lhese suorlers for secial menlion I musl record here my
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graleful lhanks lo Mr Idvin Ariyadasa media secialisl
fromSriLankavhofunclionsaslheIdilorinChiefofThe
Singaore uddhisl Medilalion Cenlre I am lhankful lo de
signergrahicsexerlandilluslralorIiyaralneHevabaage
andarlislilluslralorIWickremanayakeforlheirconlribulion
lovardslhesuccessoflheSMCublicalionsrogramme
To all lhose vho conlribuled lovards lhe fulllmenl of lhis
Dhammaro|eclIvishhainessgoodheallhandroserily
WilhMea
VcnWcragnda5aradaMahaThcrn
ChiefMonkChiefAdminislralor
SingaoreuddhislMedilalionCenlre

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CO
GHRI
VAL
UnsvervingurighlincomarableloyallylolheMasler
Receivingaosilionvilhduehonour
Availing lhe conferring of a osilion on qualicalions
alonevilhoulenleringinloanunseemlyfray
Safeguardinglolheulmosllhehonouroflhegivenoce
Ierforminglheduliesoflheocelolheleer
Nonaccelanceoflherolsandrivilegeslheoceen
lailed
Nolbecomingundulyroudbecauseoflhehighoce
Ixercising lolal reslrainl lo see lhal lhe oce vas nol
usedinvhalevermannerasaveaonloharmolhers
Ierforming lhe dulies of lhe oce nol as mere rouline
bullolallyasaservice
Neverarrogalinglohimselflheoversandlhegrealness
ofhisMaslerinolhervordsnevermisusinglherivi
legesofhisoce
eingeverreadylosacricehisovnlifeforhisMasler
Never being disobedienl lo his Masler in any maer
never doing anylhing lo hurl his Maslers feelings even
slighlly
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Remainingabovelheslandersofolhers
Never making a visilor lo his Masler feel disaoinled
vhelher lhe visilor vas imorlanl or nol Never hurling
lhefeelingsofsuchvisilors
Makingvisilorsfeelhayloseeandlalklolhecoman
ionoflheMasler
ehavinginsuchavaylhallhevisilorsvouldbehay
vilhlheMaslermerelybymeelinglhecomanion
Neverallovingsensualdesiresloenlerhismindduring
lhevholeoflheyearsheservedlheMasler
IereluallyemulalinglhelifeoflheMaslerlheSureme
uddha
Disregarding rivalions suering and exhauslion vhile
servinglheMasler
earingrmlyinmindlheWordoflheuddhaandre
vealingillolhevorldallheIirslCouncilforlhebenel
ofmankind
Tolaldisregardofsuchdivisionsasraceclanandcasle
Helingvomenvhovereconsideredlheveakersexby
conlemorarysocielylogainlheirliberly
Allhoughhevasmosloularamongladiesneverenler
lainingunseemlylhoughlsaboulanyvoman
Iossessinganoblenamelhalcouldberecalledvilhhon
ouranddeferenceevenaeryearsandvhosehigh
qualiliescouldbeadoredandvhoselifecouldselanex
amlelolhefulurebrolherhoodoflheSangha
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Iossessing lhe greal good forlune and lhe unaralleled
rivilege of being able lo associale vilh lhe grealesl
humanbeinginlhevholeofmankindvorlhyofassocial
ingvilh
Bu!!na Dnarna is |ikc a |ri!gc uc|| |ui|i cj cx
i||csicc|iigitcsa|i|cicuin!an!uaicriia!apis
iisc|j ic cnanging circunsianccs |ui ai inc sanc
iinciinassccurcjcun!aiicnsan!ccrsasajcuaq
icincDcain|cssicNirtana
PnraKnaniipa|cTc|crancc
CT
VA
Whenveconsiderlheexcelionallynoblelrailsofsomegreal
meninhumanhislorylhequalilyofhisloyallylohismasler
is alone sucienl lo recall vilh honour and deference aer
morelhanyearslhenameofVenAnandalheChiefAl
lendanloflheSuremeuddha
eunsvervingdevolionlhesincerereseclandlhegenuine
aeclionVenAnandadislayedlovardslheSuremeuddha
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asanaendanlasaroleclorasHisfailhfulrivalesecrelary
His assislanl and as His comanion can never be forgoen
aslongashumansocielylaslsVenAnandaislhebeslever
ansver lo such queslions as hov one should serve a masler
hov one should care for a masler and hov one should vin
lhefavourofamasler
ManyarelhelessonslhalcouldbelearnlfromlheSureme
uddha and Ven Ananda by lhose servanls devoid of aec
lion lovards lheir maslers and by lhose maslers vho are
devoidofaeclionlovardslheirservanls
When ve consider lhe Sureme uddha as a Masler as a
Chief as a Leader and as an Adminislralor il can be decid
edly slaled lhal a grealer masler a grealer chief a grealer
leaderandagrealeradminislralorlhanlheSuremeuddha
hasnolsofarbeenbornamongmen
e aslounding aeclion Ven Ananda had lovards lhe Su
reme uddha his Masler eslablishes vhal a noble and ex
celionalersonlheuddhavasandequallyvhalanoble
andexcelionalersonVenAnandavas
e gradual vaning of lhe inilial aeclion and deference lo
vardsamasleroraleaderaerkeeingcomanyvilhlhem
closelyisacommonoccurrenceullhedevolionanddefer
enceVenAnandaenlerlainedlovardslheuddhavhileas
socialing vilh Him closely for years conlinued lo grov
and ourish and did nol vane al all This vay lhe only ex
celionalandnoblehumanbeingvhohadlherarerivilege
and lhe good forlune lo associale vilh lhe grealesl and lhe
nobleslofhumanbeingsvasVenAnanda
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In lhe recorded hislory of ocials vho dislinguished lhem
selves by guarding lo lhe fullesl lheir ovn honour and lhe
honouroflheiroceaerbeingaoinledlohighoceVen
Anandaisvilhoulanydoubloneoflhegrealesl
InlheuddhasdaysVenAnandavaslhemosloularof
alllhediscilesoflheSuremeuddhaInoularadoralion
andhysicalcomelinesshevassecondonlylolheSureme
uddha He had inheriled by birlh a royal delicacy His
bodygleamedvilhagoldenhueAyasmkiraAnandnsam
antapsdiknAbhirpnDassanynBahussikn5angha
snbhann
MannrathapraniCatuhaNipta
VenAnandaishandsomeonallaccounlsHeisexceedingly
araclive He is leasanl lo look al He is erudile He is an
adornmenllolheSangharolherhood
Ven Ananda sobbing in grief like an infanl al lhe Greal
Demiseoflheyearolduddhaisaneisodelhalmoves
lhe devoled readers vho eruse nol only lhe Life of lhe
uddhabullheLifeofVenAnandaasvellThissorrovis
videlyknovnamonguddhisls|uslasVenAnandahimselfis
VenAnandaisoneoflheexcelionallygrealhumanbeings
vho adorned human hislory and humanily vilh lhe varie
galedfragranlblossomsoflheirvirluesIromhereonisindi
caledhovVenAnandaisreecledinlheuddhislScrilure
inolhervordsinlheTipitakaTheThreeaskels
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CT
VAATOM
One day Ven Ananda relurned lo lhe monaslery from his
almsroundHelookhismealandsleedoulvilhlheemly
bovllofelchsomevalerVenAnandasavayoungmaiden
oblaining valer from a vell near lhe road He valked lo
vardsherandsloodbesidehervilhlheemlybovlinhand
lookingdovn
PrakirtilhemaidenWhaldoyouneedVenSir
VcnAnandaCouldIhavesomevalerlease
PrakirtiIamanoulcaslegirl
VcnAnandaIneedonlysomevaler
PrakirtiIamanoulcaslegirlNoonedrinksourvaler
VcnAnandaIonlyneedsomevalerloquench
mylhirslWalerquencheseverybodyslhirslvilhno
lhoughlofcasledierences
PrakirtiIamalovcaslegirlAllhoughvalerinour
vellisurelolhoseofhighcasleourvalerisimure
Nooneolherlhanlhoseofourcaslehasdrunkvaler
fromlhisvell
VcnAnandaIneveraskedyouvhalyourcasleisIonly
needsomevaler
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PrakirtiuldonlyouknovlhismuchVenSirInlhis
counlrylherearelvocasleshighcasleandlovcasle
Iamoflovcasle
VcnAnandaIam|uslnolinleresledinyourcasleIonly
needsomevaler
PrakirtiHovcanIgiveyouvalerIamanoulcasle
girlThosevholiveinlhealalialbuildingsoverlhere
belonglohighcasleWearenolermiedevenlosee
lhemTheydonolevenlreaduonourshadovsWhen
vearoachlheyhideloavoidusIflheyseeuslhey
vashlheirfacesvilhscenledvalersayingIhaveseen
anoulcasleWilhlhalhovcanIgiveyouvalerHov
canIgelnearyoulogiveyouvalerIfmyshadovfalls
onyouyouyourselfvillhavelobecomeanoulcasle
VcnAnandaIamnolavareofcaslesIonlyknovlhal
youlooareahumanbeingasmuchasIamIhavenever
heardlhalcaslecanmakeanydierencebelveenone
ersonandanolherIdonolaccellhalideaAllbeings
oflhehumankindIhaveseensofarhavelvohands
lvofeellvoeyesonemoulhonefaceonenoseeach
DoeslhesunrisefromlheWeslforeoleoflovcasle
DolheyexeriencehainessandaindierenllyDonl
lheirslomachsgellledvhenlheyealHovarelhey
dierenl
PrakirtiThereisnolmuchofadierenceinaearance
ullhoseinhighcasleachievedlhalslalusduelo
lheirmerilWecommiedsinlhalisvhyvevere
borninalovcasleTheyarebornfromlhemoulhof
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MaharahmaulvearebornfromlhesoleofMaha
rahmaWearenolermiedlosludylhesacredVedas
ThereforevearelovlyineveryvayWeareoulcasles
VcnAnandaullhalisnolhovIhavelearnlfromour
TeacherLislenlolhisSlanza
Na|accvasa!nhntiNa|acchntibrhmann
Kammanvasa!nhntiKammanhntiBrhmann
NoonebecomesanoulcasleVasalabybirlhNoone
becomesabrahminbybirlh
ereforeIamnolinleresledinyourbeinganoulcasle
Ileasegivemesomevaler
e maid looks around in fear and shame Trembling vilh
fearandshameshebendsdovnbringsherolnearlhebovl
and ours a bovlful of valer Ven Ananda blesses her and
lakesavaylhevalerThemaidkeesonlookingallhereced
inggureofVenAnanda
While looking al him she lhinks lhis vay Ilease give me
somevalerGivemesomevalerGivemesomevalerWhal
sveel vords are lhese Whal calm vords are lhese Whal a
comelybodyArenllhereanyolhervellsinSavahiIslhere
valeronlyinlhisvellWhydidlhisersoncome|usllome
for valer Am I lhe only young voman in Savahi Did he
vanl valer from me vilhoul being avare lhal I am an oul
caslegirlHevasquileavareIvenachildvouldknovlhal
ve are oulcasles by our dress Who is lhal handsome man
IromvheredidhecomeIvilllhankgodifhecomesback
forvalerIlearnllhalIamahumangirlonlybecauseofhim
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Unlil nov I lhoughl of myself as an animalgirl Whal an
araclive face Iyes overoving vilh kindness Handsome
young and golden gure Hov can I see him again Hov
canIlislenlolhalsveelvoiceagainLifeisuselessvilhoul
seeinghimHovgoodifIcangivehimvalereverydayIfI
cankeeonlalkinglohimeverydayIfhecomesagainIvill
nollelhimgobackIvilllakehimhomeandkeehimlhere
IfIcankeeongazingalhimIvillnolvanlfoodordrink
GivemesomevalerGivemesomevalerThesevordsare
indeliblyelchedinmyhearl
OutcastcmnthcrIrakirliIrakirliWherehasshegone
loWhalonearlhhashaenedloherHasshegol
rooledbylhesideoflhevellvhenshevenllhere
lofelchvalerThisislhesorloflhinglhalinvariably
haensvhenshegoeslolhevellSheslarlsgossiing
vilhlhegirlsfromlheneighbourhoodIrakirliIrakirli
PrakirtiMolherIamhere
MnthcrWhere
PrakirtiHerebylhevell
MnthcrIlismiddayOnecannolevensleonlheearlh
ilissoholAlllheolhergirlsvhocamelolhevellare
goneWhalareyoudoingbylhevellallalone
PrakirtiMolhersuchasveelvoiceIleasegiveme
somevaler
MnthcrIleasegivemevalerWhoaskedyoufor
valer
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PrakirtiAnexlremelyhandsomeyoungmanHishead
vasshavenhevoreyellovclolhesandhehadanalms
bovlinhandAyoungmanoflranquilaearance
MnthcrHovcanayoungmanbehandsomeifhehas
shavenhisheadDonlyouknovlhallheyshaveheads
lolakeavaylhehandsomeness
PrakirtiIdonolknovlhalullomehevasexlremely
handsomeHisbodygleamsvilhagoldenhueHislooks
aresubduedHeissimleTomehelookedlikean
embodimenlofkindnessandsimlicily
MnthcrIsheofourcasle
PrakirtiYesHesaidlhalheisoflhesamecasleasIam
MnthcrWhalslhalcasle
PrakirtiHumancasle
MnthcrYoumuslhaveconcealedyourcaslevhenhe
sokeloyouMosloulcaslesinlhiscounlrydonollike
loreveallheircasleThalisademeaningailudeIfall
areroudoflheircasleslhelovlycaslevilldisaear
Didnlyoulellhimlhalyouareanoulcaslemaiden
PrakirtiIloldhimlhalIamanoulcasleulhenever
acceledlhalHereealedlyaskedmeforvalerHesaid
lhalaccordinglovhalhehaslearnlonebecomeseilher
arahminoranoulcaslenolbybirlhbulbydeed
MnthcrWhalelsedidhesay
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PrakirtiHesaiddonolbelraylhefreedomyouhaveas
ahumanbeingDemeaningonesselfbyonesovnself
consideringonesselflobelovlyandhellessinsulling
onesovnselfarevorselhankillingonesselfLack
ofselfreseclisalovlieracllhanselfdeslruclionhe
saidIveryoneisbornlolhisvorldasafreehuman
beingHesaidlhalaeroneisbornlhalvayhuman
freedomisreslricledbysuchshacklesasracecasle
religionlanguagecuslomsarenlsleachersrieslsand
lradilionAlllhislimeIlhoughlofmyselfasalov
ersongoadedbysocialcuslomsandmannersIhad
lhoughlofmyselfunlilnovasaslraydogrummaging
lhegarbagedumsoflheslreelformorselsoffoodHe
shovedmelhelighlIfeelasifIhavegolanevlifeIl
isonlylodaylhalIlearnllhalIamanevmemberof
lhehumansocielyHeisalighllomeHeismylighl
GivemesomevalerGivemesomevalerWhalsveel
vords
MnthcrAllhoughhedoesnolknovabouloulcaslesI
knovlhemIeolearebornbecauseoflheirkamma
PrakirtiWhalhavelhoseinlhehighcaslesdonelobe
borninlhalvay
MnthcrThallooislheresulloflheirkamma
PrakirtiWhaleverlhalmaybelheersonvhoasked
meforvalerloldmelhalaersondoesnolbecome
eilherhighcasleoroulcaslebybirlhHesaidlhaleven
ifakingarahminaminisleroraguildleaderverelo
lakelifevereloslealverelomisbehavesexuallyvere
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louerfalsehoodsorverelolakeinloxicalingdrinkshe
isanoulcasle
MnthcrThalisexacllyvhalIdescribedaslheresullof
kanna
PrakirtiMolhereverylhingdoesnolhaenaccording
lokannaWehavebeenmadeoulcaslesnolbykamma
bulbysocielyIdonolvanlalllhalnonsenseWhalis
lhenameoflhalyoungmanvhoaskedmeforvaler
lhalisvhalIvanlloknovWhaldoeshedoThoseare
lhelhingsIvanlloknov
MnthcrImadeenquiriesHisnameisAnandaHeisa
discileoflheuddhaHeisoflheSakyaclan
PrakirtiWhaldoeshedo
MnthcrHeisamonkvhohasgivenulaylifeandhas
becomeahikkhu
PrakirtiOmolherHeisanexlremelygoodmanIl
doesnolmaerlomevhoeverheisIvanllokeeon
lookingalhimI|uslcannollivevilhoulhimIneed
AnandasomehovIfIdonolgelhimIvillfaslunlo
dealhMolherraclisealllheblackmagicyouknovand
bringhimlomeIfnolleaseunderslandlhalyouvill
neverseeyouronlydaughleragainIvillnollakefood
unlilAnandaisbroughllome
MnthcrOurKingKingKosalaislhechiefdevolee
ofAscelicGolamaTheKingvisilsAscelicGolamaevery
dayIflheycomeloknovlhalyouloveVenAnandalhey
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villselrelolhevholeofouroulcasleselemenlThey
villnolallovnolonlyusbulanyofourcaslelolive
hereYouarelryinglodeslroyallofus
PrakirtiIflhalissochanllhemanlramyslicchanlyou
knovThalvillbringAnandahereIfIdonolgelhim
lhalvillbemyend
MnthcrTheuddhaisaassionlessersonHeknovs
lheuddhamanlraAlllheolhermanlrasaresubdued
bylhalWhaleverlhalisIvillchanlmymanlra
eoulcaslemolherreareslhecenlreofhercomounda
lyingcovdungShelacesgrassonlhalsolandkindlesa
reShelaceslogsinlhereandlhrovslheoversoneby
oneinlolherechanlinghermanlra
Ana|c tina|c kunkunc sunanc qcna |a!!nasi
ti!qui iccnaqa !ctc tarsaii ti!qciaii garjaii tis
naqan Manarajasqa sana|ni tar!naqiiun !ctc
|nqc nanusnqc|nqc gan!nartc|nqan snikigrana
!ctatisiknigranagrana!ctaAnan!asqagananaqa
Sangananaqakrananaqagrananaqajuncstana
Whenlheoulcaslemolherkelonchanlinglhismanlralhe
mindofVenAnandaresidingallhemonaslerybecamecon
fused Ven Ananda le lhe monaslery and valked lo lhe
selemenl of lhe oulcasles The oulcasle molher sav Ven
Anandaaroachinginlhedislanceandaskedherdaughler
loreareabedinlheroomIrakirlivasovervhelmedvilh
|oyShedresseduandmadeabedVenAnandacamelolhe
houseoflheoulcaslesandsloodlheresilenllyVenAnanda
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seeing lhe coquelry of lhe oulcasle maiden Irakirli and lhe
guiles of her molher realized lhal he vas in dicully He
lhoughl of lhe uddha and asked for His hel The uddha
seeinginHisdivineeyelhalVenAnandavasindicullies
chanledlheuddhamanlralhisvay
Sini racquiiin suniiin stasiin sarta prani|nqan
saran prasannan nir!csnan prasnanian sartaic|
naqan iiaqc qaira snanqanii sarta si!!nasca qcni
nanicicnasaiqatakqcnastasiqanan!aqa|niksatc
Wilh lhe over of lhis uddha manlra lhe olency of lhe
oulcasle molhers manlra vas veakened Immedialely Ven
Ananda regained his senses and relurned lo }elavanarama
SeeinglhisIrakirliloldhermolherlhalVenAnandavenl
back Her molher sloed chanling and lold her daughler
lhallhemanlraofAscelicGolamavasmoreoverfullhan
all lhe manlras in lhe vorld She lold her daughler lhal he
vouldundoubledlyhavechanledlheuddhamanlra
Ven Ananda vho relurned lo lhe monaslery escaing lhe
sellcaslbylheoulcaslesvorshiedlheuddhaandslood
lhere reseclfully The uddha addressed Ven Ananda and
saidlhusAnandayoumusllislenlosadaksaravidyThe
Magic of Six Leers and memorize il This vill benel you
monksnunsandmaleandfemalelaydevoleesThissadak
saravidyhasbeenreachedbysixuddhasThishasbeen
reached by lhe Iour Guardian Gods by lhe Chief of Gods
SahamaliMaharahmaandbymelheSakyaSageSakya
muniAnandayouloomuslmemorizeilandmedilaleuon
ilThisishovilgoes
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An!arcpan!arckaran!ckcqurcrcinasicstaragritc
Ban!nunaiitiranaii!narati!naci|ini|cti|c!aqa
tisani|ckctisaca|aca|agc|anaiigan!ati|cci|ini|c
saiinincna qaina santi|nakcia gc|anaii gan!a ti
|aqaistana
Ananda if someone chanls lhis kY\YckYja na\q he vill
becomefreeifheisbeinglorluredHevillbefreefromun
ishmenl if he is ordered lo be unished If he is frighlened
he vill be free from frighl Ananda a erson vho has been
rolecledbylhischanlcannolbeovervhelmedbyanyaclion
olherlhanlheresullofareviouskamma
Ven Ananda escaed lhe sell casl by lhe oulcasle molher
ul Irakirli lhe oulcasle maiden did nol slo loving Ven
AnandaOnedayvhenVenAnandavasonhisalmsround
Irakirli slarled folloving him Thoroughly ashamed Ven
Anandasloedhisalmsroundquicklyandvenlbacklolhe
monaslery There he informed lhe Inlighlened One aboul
lhis develomenl The oulcasle girl folloved Ven Ananda
lo lhe monaslery and lingered al lhe gale The uddha senl
vordandaskedherlocomein
cBuddhaIsillruelhalyoukeefollovingAnanda
PrakirtiYesSirIfollovhim
cBuddhaWhy
PrakirtiTomakeAnandamyhusband
cBuddhaDoyourarenlsarove
PrakirtiTheyarove
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cBuddhaThalsnolenoughringyourarenlshere
Irakirli rushed home and broughl back her arenls saying
lhallheuddhavanledloseelhem
cBuddhaYourdaughlersayslhalshevanlsAnanda
Doyouarovelhal
ParcntsYesSirWearoveilOurdaughlersaysshe
cannollivevilhoulAnandaShesaysshevillkillherself
ifshecannolhavehim
cBuddhaAllrighlThelvoofyoucangonov
leavingIrakirlihere
Irakirlisarenlsvorshiedlheuddhaandle
cBuddhaInlhecilyofSavahilherearealllheyoung
menonevanlsWhydoyouloveonlyAnanda
PrakirtiIlikehimverymuchIlovehimalolMymind
golilluminaledbecauseofhimIlearnedlolhinkfreely
becauseofhimIlvashevhomademeunderslandlhal
IamabeingbelonginglolhehumankindIlvashevho
convincedmelhalIlooamenlilledloalllherivileges
alllherighlsandalllhefreedomlhalahumanbeing
shouldhaveHeislheonlyersonvholaughlmevhen
Ihadbeendiscardedlolhegarbagehealolhecorner
andlolheedgeofsocielybealenvilhlhegoadofcasle
likeaslraydoglhalIloobelonginlhehumanrace
ThereforeheismylighlHeismynevlifeI|uslcannol
livevilhoulhimThesighlofhimisalreallomyeyes
HissveelvoiceisdelighlfullomyearsHissubduedvay
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oflookingalmeandhiscomassionalevordsaredeely
elchedinmyhearlImuslhavehim
cBuddhaAllrighlIvillgiveyouAnandaulyou
musldovhalIaskyoulodo
PrakirtiIvilldovhaleveryouaskmeifyougiveme
Ananda
cBuddhaIfyouneedAnandayouloomuslvear
vhalhedoesAnandasheadisshavenYoumuslhave
yourheadshavenAnandaiscladinyellovrobesYou
loomuslbecladinyellovrobesIfyoudolheselhings
youvillbeablelogelAnanda
PrakirtiAllrighlIvillgohomeandcomeback|uslas
youask
Irakirli rushes home and lells her molher lhe vhole slory
The molher blames her Irakirli cries She slos laking her
food
MnthcrMydaughlerhaveyougonemadAreyou
lryinglofaslunlodealh
PrakirtiOmydearmolherIleaseshavemyheadIfyou
donolIvilldie
MnthcrYoufoolishgirldonlyouknovlhalavomans
grealeslbeaulyfealureisherhairHovuglydoesa
vomanbecomevhenherhairisshavenAreyoublind
Islhereanylhingelselhalvillmakeavomanugly
Whenyourcomelyheadofhairisculoandvhen
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yourheadisshavenhovuglyyouvillbecomeThereis
hardlyanyolhermaidenasbeaulifulasyouinlhevhole
cilyofSavahiIvillndyouagoodnobleyoulhDonl
beinahurryealienlforalilevhileesidesvhal
isbeaulifulinavomanvhoseheadisdevoidofhair
Donlbemad
PrakirtiIdonolneedanyolherersonIvanlonly
AnandaTomeheisveryhandsomeHisfacegleams
likegoldIlikeverymuchlhevayhelookshissveel
voicehissubduedgailIdonolvanlanyolhererson
onearlhbulhim
MnthcrAllrighlNovealyourfood
PrakirtiIvillnolealunlilmyheadisshaven
Irakirli refuses lo eal for several days Her molher is frighl
enedleslshevillslarvelodealhAllaslhermolhershaves
herhead
MnthcrNovyoulooklikeanunYouvillinvariably
geldeceivedbylhosemonksThisisalrickofAnandas
TeacherNooneluredbyHimcomesbackhomeHehas
oversofhynolism
PrakirtiIldoesnolmaerIdonolmindanylhingas
longasIgelAnandaIldoesnolmaerlomeifIhavelo
beginlheslreelvilhhimMolherIamgoinglo}elavana
Monaslery
MnthcrAllrighlyougoalongbul|uslseevhalis
goinglohaenloyou
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PrakirtiIldoesnolreallymaervhalhaenslomeas
longasIgelAnanda
Shavenhead Irakirli goes lo }elavana Monaslery clad in
yellov robes She vorshied lhe uddha and slood lo one
sideHundredsofmonksincludingVenAnandaaresealed
aroundlheuddha
PrakirtiOlessedOneIacledexacllyasyouinslrucled
NovleasegiveAnandalome
cBuddhaYesyouarenovlloreceiveAnandaefore
IgivehimloyouIhaveloulsomequeslionsloyou
PrakirtiIleasegoahead
cBuddhaWhalfealureofAnandadoyouloveHis
aearanceHisfaceHiseyesHisvayofseaking
Hisgailvhal
PrakirtiTomeAnandasfaceiscomelyHisnoseis
beaulifulHiseyesarelovelyHisearsarearacliveHis
voiceisverysveelHisideasarequile|uslHislolal
aearanceisquilealluringThisvayIloveallhis
fealures
cBuddhaYouconsiderAnandasbodylobebeauliful
ulifhisskinisbruisedhebleedsIfilisnollrealed
ilgelssvollenIlbeginsloacheIusvilloozeoul
Whalyoudescribeasbeaulifulislhecomlexionyou
seevhichislimiledlolheskinonlhesurfaceThis
vaybeaulyoraraclivenessisonlylhevievofvarious
eoleaboullheaearanceofanindividualsskinIf
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vevereloslriolheskinofanyindividualnoone
vouldevenvanllolookallhalersonIfvhalisinside
lhebodyislurnedoulsideonevouldhavelolakea
cudgellorevenllhedogsandcrovsfromaacking
Thisbodyisnolmadeofearlsorgoldorsilvernorof
gemsorcoralsIlismadeuofbonesskinveinsesh
bloodsileexcremenlelcThebodyisvorlhlesslhe
momenlyoulookalilWhenyouconsiderilsnalureilis
reulsiveIeolevhoarenolviselhinkofilasgood
Ilisasimermanenlasfrolhandbubbleaslemorary
asaashoflighlningasillusoryasmagicorasa
gureseeninadreamThebodyisehemeraluncerlain
falseIlislikeavesselfullofvaslemaerThebody
islikeadiseaseOnebecomesonesovnenemyIfa
ersonvereloforgomealsforonedayifonevere
nollobalheforonedayifoneverenollobrushones
leelhforonedayonevouldlendlondonesovnself
reulsiveAllformsofreulsivelhingsoozeouloflhe
bodyThebodyisareosiloryofdiseasesofsorrovs
offearsofdisaslersThereisnoknovingvhelherone
villdielodayorlomorrovOnesovnbodilyvasleis
reulsiveloonesovnselfThebodyislheslorehouse
ofreulsivenessOnecannollakealonglhisbodyIl
cannolbegivenloanyoneOnecannolevenlhinkaboul
ilTheskelelonhasbonesnollomenlionlheleelh
Thesebonesare|oinedlogelherinlacesThebody
isboundlogelhervilhveinsNinehundredlums
ofeshhavebeenasledonloilThelolalskelelonis
covereduvilhaskinsolhalvhalisinsidecannol
beseenThalskinisolishedvilhaslighllygleaming
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lissueThisbodyhasmillionsofminuleoresWasle
maeroozesouloflhisbodylikefalfromagreaseol
IlislhedvellinglaceofmillionsofvormsIlisalace
vhereveeingmourningandlamenlalionlakesheller
Ilislikeavesselofvaslemaervilhnineoenings
uncleansvealandersiralionoozeoulofores
Oncelhelifebrealhleaveslhisbodyeoleare
frighlenedevenlolouchilInacouleofdaysilbecomes
aulriddeadbodyvilhvaslemaeroozingoulof
ilThereisonlyveryliledierencebelveenloveof
onedeadbodyandlheloveofanolherdeadbodyLove
sringsenlirelybecauseofcravingWherelhereisno
cravinglhereisnoaeclionWherelhereisaeclion
lhereissorrovlooIromlhedayyouslarledloving
Anandaunlilnovyouexeriencedsorrovveeing
lamenlalionagonysleelessnessslarvingexhauslion
emacialionandfaligueNoneoflhisishainess
Youmuslconsidernovvilhyourvisdomvhelher
Anandasbodyisanenlilylhalshouldbeloved
PrakirtiOmyInlighlenedOneIacquiredasenseof
realilyfromyourSermonIundersloodlherealilyoflhe
bodyfromvhalyoureachedMymindexerienceda
grealsenseofrelieffromvhalyousaidIunderslood
clearlyalllhelhingsyousaid
cBuddhaIslhalrighlIflhalissoIvillfullmy
romiselogiveyouAnandaYoucannovgovilhAnanda
PrakirtiOInlighlenedOneIdonolneedVenAnanda
novYourWordscuredmeofmymenlalderangemenl
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mymadnessIamnolavomanvhovillsloololhal
kindoffollynovAllsuchdelemenlsasassionhave
novlemymindIleaselakeilyonmeandallovme
loenlerlheorderofnuns
cBuddhaYesmyDisensalionislikeagreal
oceanThevalersofsuchriversaslheGangaYamuna
AciravaliSindhuandGodhavariallovinlolhe
oceanandmergelheirsearalenamesinlheonename
ofoceanInlhesamevayeoleofvariouslevels
fromvariousracescasleslandsenlermyDisensalion
WhenlheyenlermyDisensalionalllhoserevious
dierencesdisaearandlheybeginlolivelogelher
likelhechildrenofonefalherassuminglhenameThe
rolherhoodbelongingloonefamilyAlllhosebecome
uddhaIulraslheChildrenoflheuddhaandSakya
IulralheChildrenofSakyaSageThereforelhereisno
obslacleloyourenleringlhehikkhuniNunOrder
IrakirlienleredlhehikkhuniOrderandbecameanArahanl
e nevs lhal lhe uddha ordained an oulcasle girl sread
lhroughoullhecilybyvordofmoulhThoseoflhevarrior
clan rahmins householders and arislocrals of lhe cily of
Savahi vere shaken They kel on asking hov an oulcasle
voman vhen she became a nun could enler lhe houses of
lhehighbornhovcanlhehighbornaroachherandhov
canshereceivealmsfromlhehighborn
eyinformedKingKosalaoflhisdevelomenlAllhisKing
KosalaandmembersoflhehighbornfamiliesofSavahisav
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lheuddhaanddiscussedlhisissuevilhHimTheuddha
calledhikkhuniIrakirliVenAnandaandlhediscilesand
inlheirresenceandinlheresenceofKingKosalaandlhe
arislocralsaskedvhelherlheyvouldlikeloknovlheslory
of Irakirlis asl birlh As lhey all vanled lo knov il lhe
uddharevealedheraslbirlhlolhemlhisvay
InlheaslonlhebanksoflheGangalherevasanoulcasle
chiefcalledTrishankaHehadacomelysonnamedShardula
KarnavhovasdeelylearnedinlheThreeVedasWhenilvas
lherieageforhimlomarryhisfalherdiscussedvilhalearned
rahmincalledIushkaarShariaboulgivinghisdaughlerin
marriage lo his son This daughler vas called Irakirli The
rahmin resenled lhis roosal very much and refused lo
givehisdaughlerinmarriagelolheoulcasleleadersson
eoulcasleleaderlriedlodemonslralelheevilofobserving
casledierencesHeoinledoullhalvhaleverlhedierences
humans are of lhe same race The rahmin Iushkari Shari
vasquileleasedallhediscourseoflheoulcasleleaderTris
hankaandallaslconsenledlogivehisdaughlerIrakirliin
marriagelolheoulcasleleadersson
e beauliful daughler Irakirli of lhe highborn rahmin
Iushkari Shari is lhis hikkhuni Irakirli vho is here nov
ThesonoflheoulcasleleaderisVenAnandaIlheuddha
amlheoulcasleleaderTrishankaoflhallimeTheassembled
leaders vere amazed by lhe slory King Kosala and olhers
vorshiedlheuddhaandle
Divyvadna5hird!akarnvadna
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IAAM
On Iriday lhe Vesak fullmoon day of lhe year in thc
Ka!iEralhalisexacllyonlhedayAsiranluddhaIrince
SiddharlhavasbornlheChiefeenofKingAmilodana
brolherofkingSuddhodanagavebirlhloaforlunaleIrince
He vas named Ananda because his birlh gave hainess lo
allhisrelalives
IrinceAnandagrevuamidslneardivineluxuryandcame
of age Al lhal lime lhe Asiranl uddha aer His Greal
RenuncialionhadaainedSuremeuddhahoodAerHis
rslvisilloKailavahuduringvhichHeexlendedsirilual
assislance lo His kinsmen He le Kailavahu and arrived
alAnuiyaMangoGroveoflheMallaKings
OnlhedayIrinceSiddharlhadislayedhisrovesshisclans
mennumberingaboulledgedlhalIrinceSiddharlha
shouldhavearelinueoflheWarriorClanvhelherhebecame
Universal Monarch or Sureme uddha Aer he realized
uddhahoodmanyoflhoseWarriorIrincesdidnolbecome
monks Al lhis lhe greal King Suddhodana assembled lhe
royal Irinces once more and said If my son remained a
householder he vould have become a Universal Monarch
Then you vould have become his relinue ul nov he is
lheSuremeuddhaHemuslhavelhesamerelinueaslhe
uddha as he vould have had if he had become Universal
MonarchThereforeyourfamiliesmuslgivearinceeach
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When lhis vas said aboul rinces from vellknovn
families became monks Irom some families none became
monks When lhe rumour sread lhal lhe families vho did
nolhavemonksverenolkinsmenoflheuddhalhosefami
lieslooagreedlosendarinceeachlobecomemonks
Under lhose circumslances lhis Irince Ananda along vilh
lheveWarriorIrincesBhaddiyaAnuruddhaBhaguKim
bi!a and Dcvadaa and lhe valel Up!i venl over lo Anu
iyaMangoGroveandbecamemonksWhenIrinceAnanda
vasordainedIlderBc!!a**hi5sabecamehismenlorIlder
Manlniua Iunna son of lhe rahmin lady Mantni
becamehisleacherSoonaerVenAnandavasordainedhe
achieved SlreamWinner slalus by lislening lo a sermon by
hisleacherIlderPua
5vakaCarita
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VAASW
WhenVenAnandavasanovicehisleacherIlderMantni
puaPuareachedhimasermonLisleninglohissermon
VenAnandaaainedlheslalusofSlreamWinner5ntpai
VenPuaaddressedVenAnandaOAnandavhalbrings
aboullheegolismlosayIamVenAnandareliedThe
egolism I am occurs due lo cororealily rpa Il also
occurs due lo sensalion vcdan ercelion sa forma
lionsankhraanddueloconsciousnessvina
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IlderPuaconlinuingloreachloVenAnandasaidO
Ananda a velldressed man or voman a young man or
youngvomanvievshisorherreeclioninlhemirrorThis
vieving is done due lo cororealily rpa Therefore lhe
ride lhe egolism I am occurs due lo cororealily rpa
SimilarlylherideegolismIamcanoccurduelosensalion
vcdan ercelion sa formalion sankhra and due
loconsciousnessvinaOAnandaiscororealilyrpa
ermanenlorimermanenl
VcnAnandaImermanenl
VcnPuaIfanenlilyisimermanenlisilleasanlor
unleasanl
VcnAnandaIfsomelhingisimermanenlsub|ecllo
changeifilissorrovfraughlisilroerandgoodlo
lhinkThisismineThisisIandThisismysoul
VcnPuaIlisnolroerandgoodlolhinklikelhal
VcnAnandaAresensalionsvcdanercelions
saformalionssankhraandconsciousness
vinaermanenlorimermanenl
VcnPuaImermanenl
VcnAnandaIfsomelhingisimermanenlilissorrov
fraughlIfsomelhingisimermanenlsorrovfraughl
sub|ecllochangeisilroerlolhinkofsuchalhing
asIormine
VcnPuaNolroer
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VcnAnandaInlhalcaseifyouseeaformeilher
yoursorsomeoneelseseilheryoungorbeauliful
orolherviseyoumuslvievlhesevilhasense
ofrealilyandvisdomandmuslconsiderlhallhey
arenolminenolermanenlandaresub|ecllo
changeThenyoubecomedisillusionedvilhlheIive
Aggregalesnamelycororealilyrpasensalion
vcdanercelionsaformalionssankhra
andconsciousnessvinaOnceyouaredisillusioned
youvillnolclinglolhemWhenyouareliberaledlrue
visdomdavnsYouachieverealizalion
LisleninglolhisdiscoursebyIlderMaaniuaIunnaVen
AnandaachievedlheslalusofSlreamWinner
5ayuaNikyaKhandha5ayuaThcraVagga
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CIA
e Inlighlened One vas a greal ascelic vho discarded lhe
life of luxury royal lifeslyle and busy ublic life because of
his ovn ersonal exerience of lhem Hovever lhal may be
sincehisglorysreadlhroughoullhelenglhandbreadlhof
lhe counlry vilh lhe seed of vind lhe number of ersons
vho vanled lo see Him vho desired lo lalk lo Him vho
verekeenlondsolulionslorofoundroblemsandlolislen
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loHissermonsbeganloincreaseraidlySomelravelledhun
dredsandlhousandsofmilesloseeHimThereverevisilors
frommanycounlriesanddislanlkingdoms
e Inlighlened One delighled in solilude He had realized
ilsvaluelhroughHisersonalexerienceulvhereverHe
venl crovds of devolees lhronged lo see Him Ieole from
allvalksofliferangingfromordinaryooreoleandeas
anls lo greal kings visiled Him Meeling lhem all al once
becameaseriousobslacleloHissoliludeThismadeilneces
sarylohavesomeconlroloverlhevisilors
e uddha never lhoughl in lerms of deloying lhe olice
lo reslrain lhese crovds Il vas lhe habil of lhe suremely
InlighlenedOneloreceivealllhosevhocameloHimvilh
nolhoughlvhalsoeveroflheirslalusandlolalklolhemin
lhe kindesl ossible vords ul as lhe uddha advanced in
years He needed lhe assislance of a erson lo receive lhese
visilorsandlohelHiminHisacliviliesHeneededacom
anion an aendanl in olher vords a valel The uddha
needed someone lo aend on Him in His lours of villages
markellovnsandciliesvhenHelravelledhundredsofmiles
on fool In lhe rsl lvenly years of His life as lhe uddha
Ilders Ngasam!a Ngita Upavana Chunda 5amanud
dcsa5gataRdhaandMcghiyaaendeduonlheuddha
fromlimelolimeerformingsuchlasksaslakingalonglhe
uddhasalmsbovlandrobesullheyverenolableloer
formlhalservicelolheuddhasfulleslsalisfaclion
On one occasion vhen lhe uddha vas lravelling along in
villagesandmarkellovnsvilhVenNgasam!alheycame
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loalvovay|unclionTheuddhalurnedlolheroadalong
vhich lhey should go Ngasam!a said I cannol go along
lhisalhIvanllogoalonglheolherroadTheuddhasaid
lhalHevasnolkeenlolakelhalroadThenNgasam!are
sondedIflhalissoyougoalonglhalroadIvilllakelhis
alhSosayinghelacedlheuddhasalmsbovlandrobes
allhecenleroflhe|unclionandvenlavayTheuddhahad
lofacelhiskindofdicullyonaccounlofHisaendanlson
severaloccasions
One day lvenly years aer He became lhe uddha He as
sembled lhe monks logelher He said lo lhem O monks I
havenovreachedoldageThosemonksvhoaenduonme
goalongadierenlalhvhenIvanllolravelalongagiven
roadSomemonksevenlacemyalmsbovlandrobesonlhe
groundandgoavayUnderlhesecircumslancesIneedaer
manenl aendanl All lhe assembled monks vere shocked
andmovedbylheslalemenlmadebylheuddha
Ven 5ripua slood u al once and said Sir I vill be
your aendanl from lhis day on The uddha resonded
5ripuaIdonolquilelikeyouaendinguonmeIfyou
areresenlsomevherelhalareaisnolemlyYouradviceis
quilesimilarlomineThereforeIdonolneedyouloaend
uonme
Nexl Ven Mngga!!na slood u and volunleered lo be lhe
uddhas aendanl This vay many oul of lhe eighly rom
inenl disciles volunleered vilh greal vehemence lo be lhe
uddhas ersonal aendanl The uddha sel lhem all aside
WhilelhisvasgoingononlyVenAnandadidnolslandu
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lo oer his services Seeing lhis lhe monks addressed Ven
AnandaTheysaidVenAnandaalllhemonksrequesledlo
bemadelheuddhasersonalaendanlOnlyyouaresilenl
Whydonlyouaskforlhalosilion
Ven Ananda resonded My venerable colleagues lhere is
nolmuchvalueinoblainingoslsbybeggingforlhemThe
uddhaknovsmevellIfHelikesmelheuddhavilllell
meAnandayoumuslbecomemyersonalaendanl
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IA
evholeassemblyofmonksrequesledVenAnandaloask
for lhe osilion of lhe uddhas ersonal aendanl ul Ven
Ananda remained silenl The uddha observing lhis silua
lion said O Monks Ananda should nol be ersuaded by
olhersHehimselfvillmakeuhismindlobecomemyer
sonal aendanl Hearing lhis lhe olher monks asked Ven
Anandaloslanduandaskforlheosilionoflheuddhas
ersonalaendanlVenAnandaslooduandsaid
OSirIvillbecomeyourersonalaendanliflhe
lessedOnerecognizeslhefourfaclorsIdislikeandlhe
fourfaclorsIlike
cBuddhaWhalarelhefourlhingsyoudislike
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VcnAnandaSiryoumuslnolgivemelhegoodrobes
oeredloyouYoumuslnolgivemelhedeliciouschoice
foodsoeredloyouYoumuslnolmakemeresidein
yourIragranlChamberYoumuslnollakemealonglo
almsgivingslovhichyouareinviled
cBuddhaAllrighlThosearelhelhingsyoudislike
Novvhalarelhelhingsyoulike
VcnAnandaYoumuslaendlhealmsgivingslo
vhichIhaveacceledinvilalionsYoumuslallovme
loescorlloyoulhoseeolevhocomefromvarious
counlriesloseeyouImuslhaveermissionlocomeand
lalkloyouanylimeIhavesomedoublYoumusllellme
exacllyalllheSermonsDiscoursesanddiscussionsyou
havehadvhenIvasnolresenlYoumusldescribelo
mealllheincidenlslhallooklaceduringmyabsence
cBuddhaWhydoyoudislikelhefourlhingsyou
menlionedrsl
VcnAnandaSirifIlivedinlhesameIragranlChamber
vilhyouarlakingoflhedeliciouschoicefoodsyouare
oeredusingvaluablerobesandolherrequisilesoered
loyouandresondingloinvilalionssenlloyouvhile
aendinguonyouolhersvillbeginlosayWhovill
nolbeableloaenduonlheuddhaifsuchadvanlages
canbeen|oyedIdonolbrooksuchfaullndings
cBuddhaAllrighlYousaidlhalyoulikedfour
lhingsWilhvhaladvanlageinminddidyouaskfor
lhosefourlhings
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VcnAnandaSirifadevoleevhocannolmeelyou
verelomeelmeandinvilemelocomelolheirhouse
foralmsvilhlheuddhaImuslhavelherivilegelo
lakeyoualonglhereIflhalcannolbedoneilisnolin
keeingvilhmyosilionasyouraendanlImuslhave
lherivilegeofbringingloyoulhosevhocomelosee
youIfIhaveadoublaboullheDoclrineaboulanissue
oraboulanincidenlImuslhavedireclaccessloyoulo
gellhaldoubldiselledIfIdonolhavelhalrivilegeil
isnolinkeeingvilhmyosilionIeoleaskmevhere
orforvhomsuchandsuchaSlanzasuchandsucha
Discourseorsuchandsuchabirlhlalevasreached
bylheuddhaIfIcannolansversuchaqueslionil
isdemeaningformeThereforeyoumusllellmelhe
DiscoursesyouhadvhenIvasnolvilhyou
cBuddhaThecondilionsyousliulaledare|uslI
villverygladlygranlyoulhoseIvillaoinlyoulolhe
osilionofmyermanenlaendanlfromlhisday
VenAnandaacceledlhalhighosilionvilhgrealleasure
The vhole assembly of monks vas highly leased lhal lhe
ersonvhovasreallysuilableforlheosilionreceivedil
e ailude of Ven Ananda leaches an oulslanding moral
lesson bolh lolhose vhoreceive variousosilions andalso
lo lhose vho give various osilions In sile of lhe facl lhal
VenAnandahadalllhequalicalionsforlheosilionhedid
nolaskforilbecauseanyosilionyouaskforandgelisnol
ofmuchvalueAskingforilisbyilselfama|ordisqualica
lionIlislherimarydulyoflhoseleadersrulersandaulhor
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iliesvhoaoinleolelogivesuchosilionsonlylolhose
vhoreallydeservelhemAoinlingeoleloosilionsfor
vhich lhey are nol qualied brings aboul lhe delerioralion
ofsocielyesidesgivingsuchaoinlmenlsisanunardon
ablecrime
Asaleaderandanadminislralorofhiseighlymaindisciles
lheuddhavouldaoinlmonkslovariousosilionsonlyin
lermsoflheireciencyincerlainareasHeneveraoinled
monks lo lhese osilions |usl by looking al lheir faces Na
bhikkhavcmukhan!nkctvdammGivingaosilionlo
lhe individual vho deserved il lo lhe erson vho had lhe
abilily vas a olicy lhe uddha imlemenled years
agoThisisnovbeingesleemedbylhemoderns
VenAnandavhoreceivedlhoseeighlrivilegesvasnolonly
lheuddhasersonalaendanlhevasalsolheuddhasri
vale secrelary Like an exerl vriler Ven Ananda recorded
inhismindasinanolebooklheSermonsandDiscoursesof
lheuddhaHisdiscussionsanddialoguesqueslionsasked
ofHimandreliesgivenbyHimandalsolheevenlsandin
cidenlslhallooklaceHekelalllhoseinmindHememo
rizedlhemlhoroughly
All lhese Suas Discourses Sermons inlroduced by lhe
hrase Eva mc suta Thus have I heard are from
VenAnandasmemoryHehadaskedlheuddhaaboullhem
and kel lhem in his mind Allhough he did nol ul en
lo aer lhe lolalily of lhe Three askels Tipi*aka is Ven
Anandas vork This is a greal lreasure endoved uon lhe
vorldbyVenAnanda
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e highesl limil lhal a human brain can conlain lhe max
imum a human memory can relain is exemlied by Ven
Anandas memorizalion of lhe Tipi*aka The Three askels
InavaylhisisarecordofhumanheroismNooneelseolher
lhanVenAnandahaserformedlhiskindoffealinhuman
hislory
HeselahumanrecordaslheChiefAendanllolheInlighl
ened One Thal is lhe re|eclion of all lhe glory raise ad
vanlagesandrivilegesduelohimforholdinglhalosilion
Thisisaqualilylhalisveryrarelyseeninahumanbeing
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VAIAT
A
VenAnandahaderformedlheduliesoflheuddhasaend
anl soradically ul aer he vas ocially aoinled as lhe
ermanenl ersonal aendanl of lhe uddha he erformed
his dulies lo lhe leer He erformed all lhe dulies of lhis
osilionvhichhehadasiredlooveralongeriodoflime
When lhe uddha needed cold valer he oered il lo Him
When lhe uddha needed varm valer he vould oer Him
lhal loo He kel lhe uddhas Iragranl Chamber scruu
louslycleanmorningandnighlHeneverleroomforlhe
uddhalosayIneedsuchandsuchlhingsHedidnolallov
lheuddhalosummonhimbyhisnameAnandalviceHe
vould come immedialely vhen he called He acled vilh a
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erfeclavarenessoflheuddhasfeelingshisacliviliesand
hislifeslyle
Daily bolh day and nighl eole of various calibre called
uon lhe uddha Among lhis sleady slream of callers
verekingsguildleadersminislerscourliersrahminsvell
versed in lhe Three Vedas ascelics of various lyes queens
rincessesooreolevayfarersoonenlsanddisciles
oflheuddhaMosloflhemhadnolmellheuddhabefore
Ven Ananda erformed lhe duly of having lhe various call
ersmeellheuddhainsuchamannerlhallhevisilorsvould
nolbedisaoinledandlheuddhavouldnolbeexhausled
Heerformedlheseduliesinlhebeslossiblevay
ere is no knoving vhelher he adoled lhe rsl come
rsl served rincile or some olher syslem ul mosl visi
lorslhoughlmeelingVenAnandavasilselfablessingeven
iflheycouldnolmeellheuddhaMosleoleverehay
|usl lo see Ven Ananda He safeguarded lhe uddhas lei
surevhilevinninglhegoodvilloflhevisilorsThroughoul
lhe nighl he valked nine limes around lhe Iragranl Cham
ber vilh a lighled lorch in hand and rolecled lhe uddha
as a dedicaled slrong and sincere senlinel Human hislory
does nol record such a dedicaled service accorded such an
amazingly sincere roleclion given by one man lo anolher
by a servanl lo lhe masler or by a uil lo lhe leacher Ven
Ananda never even for a momenl aemled lo exloil lhe
uddhasgrealnessHeneverlriedloarrogalelohimselflhe
grealnessoflheInlighlenedOneTolhoselilemenvho
associalevilhgrealmencloselyandremainalvaysbylheir
sideVenAnandashumililyhoneslyandloyallylohissue
riorareagrealmorallesson
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VATG
IIA
Omonksofallmydiscileslhegrealeslinlermsofversalil
ilyisVenAnandaVenAnandaislhegrealeslamonglhose
vilhhighmemoryovergrealeslinvisebehaviorgrealesl
among lhe energelic and grealesl among commied aend
anlsEtadaggabhikkhavcmamasvaknabhikkhna
bahussutna yadida Anandn satimantna yadida
Anandn gatimantna yadida Anandn dhitimantna
yadidaAnandnupa**hknayadidaAnandn
One day a rahmin named Gnpaka Mngga!!na came lo
Ven Ananda and soke lo him lhus O Ven Ananda lhe
longlived one you are vellknovn as a versalile erson in
lhe Order of lhe uddha To achieve lhal slalus vhal is lhe
quanlily of Dhamma reached lo you by lhe uddha Hov
muchDhammahaveyoureached
Resonding lo him Ven Ananda said Dvsti Buddhatn
gahi dvc sahassni bhikkhutn catursti sahassni yc
mcDhammpavainn
O rahmin I have learnl eighlylvo lhousand forms of
Dhamma from lhe uddha And from such Venerables as
Sariua I have learnl lvo lhousand forms of Dhamma
All logelher I have sludied eighlyfour lhousand forms of
Dhamma
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Of lhe lvo lhousand forms sludied lhrough lhe Discourses
delivered by lhe uddhas disciles 5ripua 5ua lhree
Ananda 5uas 5amdhi Asama subha Bhitika 5ckha
A**hakangara Gnpaka Mngga!!na Aatihi Bhma
Nidhna Bhadda|i Niga*ha and olher suas and several
varialions of Dasadhamma and olher Suas and Ananda
5thavirpadnavereallreachedbyVenAnandahimself
isvayfromlheosilionofDhammalreasurerhesludied
memorizedandreachedlheDhammahevasdesignaledlhe
foremoslamonglheversalilesHovisillhalVenAnandavas
ronounced lhe mosl oulslanding in lhe over of memory
There are olher monks vhose memory is dislinguished ul
lheycannolbecomaredloVenAnanda
HeVenAnandabearsinhismindlhevordsoflheuddha
for ever |usl as lionoil oured inlo a vessel of gold Herein
his caacily lo relain lhe Dhamma in memory is far grealer
lhanlhalofolherdiscilesThereisareasonforlhismemory
over
VenAnandaossessedaolenlialilyacquiredinaslbirlhs
Hemadehisknovledgeerfecllyclearbysludyingbylislen
ing and by queslioning in associalion vilh his leachers He
had aained lhe slreamvinner sntpanna slalus in siril
ualachievemenlHehadoblainedmuchlearninglhroughlis
leninglolheDhammaecauseoflhesefourecienciesVen
Anandavascaableofunderslandingleachingsvilhlremen
dousarliculalioninlhefourvaysnamelylherealizalion
oflhesignicanceoflheDhammaindelhrealizalionoflhe
doclrinal in delh acquiring lhe melhod of discoursing in
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delhandlheachievemenlofcomrehensiveindelhavare
ness
Ven Ananda vas adorned vilh seven lyes of qualilies
namelyinlroducloryavarenesshigherunderslandingrevi
ousolenlialiliescaacilyloanalyzevhalisrighlandvrong
eslablishmenlinlhefoundalionsofDhammaroerconsid
eralion and all vere acquired lhrough his close associalion
vilhlheuddha
ecauseoflhesesevenqualilieslhemindbodyhenomena
becameclearlohim|uslassuchiecesoffurnilureasbeds
andchairsbecomeclearlyvisiblevhenalamislilinafour
cubilroomThisvayVenAnandavasronouncedlhehigh
eslamonglhediscilesinmindfulness
Hov did Ven Ananda become lhe grealesl among lhe disci
lesinlhevisdomasselThereareolherdiscilesvhoos
sesslhevisdomasselulnoneoflhoseiscomarableloVen
Ananda vho could memorize vhile remaining in one os
luresixlylhousandlinesorinolhervordseenlhousand
slanzasThisvayherelainedlhedoclrineexacllyasilvas
exounded by lhe uddha This exlains vhy he vas ro
nounced lhe higher among lhe disciles ossessing lhe vis
domasselHovdidVenAnandaossesslhevirilediligence
losludyracliseandmemorizelhevordoflheuddhaVen
Anandavasronouncedlhegrealeslamonglhediscilesin
virilediligence
HovdidVenAnandabecomelhegrealeslamongaendanl
discilesTherevereolheraendanldiscilesullheolher
aendanldiscilesdidnolrenderlhalservicelolhesalisfac
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lionoflheuddhaThalisvhylhereverenoaendanldisci
lescomarableloVenAnandaAsaendanlVenAnanda
didnolservelheuddhalikeolheraendanldiscilessuch
as Ven Nagasama!a esides olher aendanl disciles did
nolserveaslongasVenAnandaTheyfailedlovinlhemind
of lhe uddha |usl as Ven Ananda did ul Ven Ananda al
lendeduonlheuddhasincehevasaoinledlolhalo
silionvilhunaggingeorlvilhaeclionvilhobedience
andvilhdevolionenlirelylolhesalisfaclionoflheuddha
When Nalagiri lhe Ilehanl aroached lhe uddha lo de
slroy him Ven Ananda desiring lo sacrice his ovn life
slood in fronl of lhe uddha saying I vill save my lessed
immorlal uddha This vas vhy he vas ronounced lhe
grealeslamongaendanldisciles
5vakaCaritaManntathapuraniEtadcggaP!i
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TMWHAGATL
erevasnoolhermonkinlhevholeoflheuddhasOrder
vho had such a greal aeal lo ladies as Ven Ananda He
vas a Warrior Irince His hysical aearance vas comely
andoulslandingHisvoicevasaealinginlheexlremeHe
hadaleasanlersonalilyaqualilyofhumililyHevasquile
kindecauseofalllhesequaliliesladieslikedverymuchlo
seehimandlolalklohimTheyverehayvilhhimChief
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consorls of kings ladies of harems and nuns vere hay lo
lislenlohissermons
VenAnandabecameanArahanlonlyaerlhedemiseoflhe
InlighlenedOneVenAnandavhovasinlheSlreamWin
ner slage did nol have any assionale lhoughls al any lime
any day any momenl Many vomen may have loved Ven
AnandaManynunsvouldhavelovedhimulVenAnanda
neverrecirocaledlhelovelheaeclionlheyhadHenever
generaled even an iola of assionale lhoughl in resonse lo
lheseadvances
is is a very slrange silualion for a human mind lhal vas
noldevoidofaachmenlbulvasdiscilinedIlisamiracle
VenAnandavhovasaroyalIrinceneverforgollheslalus
ofhisclanlheosilionofhisMaslerhisovnoceandlhe
slale of lhe mosl noble Ierson lo vhom he vas comanion
He never alloved his grealness lo be blemished because of
a voman He never alloved his monkhood lo be sullied be
causeofavomanHehadacceledlhefacllhalmonkhood
vasahundredlimesnayalhousandlimesgrealerlhana
voman
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TDIVA
Il vas Ven Ananda vho inslrucled lhe lvo chief queens of
king Knsa!a een Ma!!ik and een Vsabhakhaiy
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in lhe Dhamma The aulhor of 5addharmaratanva! de
scribeslhissilualioninlhefollovingmanner
KingKnsa!avenllolheuddhaandsaid
SireenMa!!ikandVsabhakhaiyarekeenlo
learnlheDhammaIleasevisillhealacevilh
monksandleachlhemlheDhamma
euddharelied
OGrealKinglheuddhadoesnolvisilonelace
alvaysThalvouldrevenllhemassesacquiringmeril
IflhalissoleaseassignonemonklheKingsaid
e uddha assigned Ven Ananda Ven Ananda visiled lhe
alacealoneandlaughlDhammaOflheselvoeenMa!!ik
learnedlheDhammavellShesludiedilandreealedillaler
Vsabhakhaiy did nol learn vell She did nol sludy She
vasunableloreealvhalvaslaughl
OnedaylheuddhaaskedVenAnanda
HovAnandadolheeenssludyDhamma
YesSirherelied
Oflheselvovhosludiesvilhconcenlralionofmind
SirMa!!iksludiesvilhconcenlralionHermelhodof
sludyandherslyleofreealingvhalvaslearnedare
bolhsalisfacloryVsabhakhaiylhedaughlerofyour
kinsmandoesnollearnvellThevayshesludiesand
reealsisunsalisfaclory
5addharmaratnva!
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CT
LOTHOKUR
VATITT
e ve hundred queens of King Kosala venl lo lhe mon
aslery daily bul vere nol able lo lislen lo lhe Sermon The
queens sav lhe king and said O Lord you go lo see lhe
uddhalhreelimesadayandlislenloSermonsLadieslike
Viskhloovisillhemonasleryandacquiremerilulveof
yourharemcannolacquiremerilbylisleninglolheDhamma
AerlongonslheuddhahasaearedamongusHelives
in our cily like a vishfullling lree lhal has srung u in
fronl of lhe house of a oor erson ul ve are like lhose
suering lhirsl in lhe middle of lhe sea We are like birds
vho cannol escae even aer reaching lhe sky We are like
lhosevhocannolgelhelevenonearlhWeareveryunfor
lunale We are like birds in a cage We are like lhose vho
suergreallyunableloreachlhealhlomerilbylravelling
aboul
AsvecannolhearlheSermonsreachedbylheuddhain
HissveelvoicevearelikelhosevilhoulearsAsvecannol
seealleasloneoflheThreeGemseachdayvearelikelhose
vilhoul eyes As ve have no oorlunilies lo learn al leasl
one virlue of lhe uddha ve are like lhose devoid of life
As ve cannol derive any delighl lhrough lhe Dhamma ve
are like lhose vilhoul minds As ve cannol valk lo see lhe
uddha ve are like lhose vilhoul feel As ve cannol see
Him and vorshi Him everyday ve are like lhose vilhoul
bodiesAsvecannoloervhalvelikeaerlisleninglolhe
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Dhammavearelikelhosevilhoulmoneylhoughvehave
veallhAllhoughyouhavegivenusalllhisauenceasve
cannol acquire meril il is like suering in lhe voeful slale
OLordifyoulikeuseseciallyleaselakeuslolhemonas
leryeachdayvhenyougololhemonaslerylolislenlolhe
SermonsIfilisnolossiblemakeanarrangemenlforuslo
lislenlolheDhammaeveryday
e king relied Going lo lhe monaslery every day vilh
ladies is avkvard I vill make an arrangemenl for you lo
lislen lo lhe Dhamma He acied lhe ladies lhal vay and
lriedlondoulvhovascaableofreachingsermonsmosl
eeclivelyinlhevholecily
OnedayheheardfromlheuddhaHimselflhalamalelay
devolee by lhe name of Chaaani vho vas a nonrelumer
angmi vas greally advanced sirilually The king sum
monedhimlolhealaceandsaidlhallheuddhaloldhim
aboul his virluous vays The uddha said lhal you vere
verymuchlearnedinlheDhammaHealsosaidlhalyouare
a greal exonenl of lhe Dhamma Could you lease reach
lheDhammalomyharemfromloday
ChaaanireliedlhisvayOLordreachingDhammalo
lheharemisnolroerforuslaymenvhovearvhileclolhes
IlislonlyforrobedmonksLadiesdonollovelaymenThey
arefrighlenedofvirluousersonsThereforeleaserequesl
lhe uddha lo send a greal elder lo reach Dhamma This
vayilvillbeusefulbolhlolhosevhoreachandlolhose
vholislenesidesvhenlheDhammaislearnedfromlhose
virluousersonslheresullsareverygoodConvincinglhe
kinglhalvayheescaedlheresonsibililyThekingvascon
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vincedlhalilvaslheroerlhinglodoHeloldlhequeens
IamgoingloseelheuddhalorequeslHimloassignagreal
elder lo reach lhe Dhamma lo you Who is lhe Ilder you
like
Ven Ananda is lhe mosl blessed erson in lhe uddhisl
Order All men and vomen hold him in high aeclion e
sides his voice is sveel Therefore as vomen are fond of
sveelvoicesvilhoulanyolhersuggeslionvevouldlikelo
lislenlolheDhammafromVenAnandahimself
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VAITT
ITH
HearinglhislheKingvorshiedlheuddhaandsaidSir
leasevisilmyalacevilhvehundredmonksvilhoulan
inlerrulion Iive hundred vomen including 5mwathic
vishlolislenlosermons
en lhe Sureme uddha relied O Greal King Inlighl
eneduddhasarecomassionalelovardsallIvenlhemasses
desireloseelheuddhaHimselfThereforeifveverelovisil
onelacevilhoulinlerrulionhovcouldlhemassesacquire
meril
AllhislheKingsaidIflhalissoleaseassignonemonklo
reachlo5mwathicandladies
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HearinglhislheuddhasummonedVenAnandaandsaid
Ananda from nov on you musl reach lo King Udenis
haremTheuddhalhusarrangedforVenAnandaloreach
lolhemVenAnandavilharelinueofmonksvisiledlhe
alace and reached conslanlly The ladies vould oer
alms lo monks and vould lislen only lo Ven Ananda
OnedayexceedinglyleasedallhesermonreachedbyVen
Anandalhesevehundredladiesoeredhimshavls
5addharmaratnava!
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LOTHGSWR
VA
e king visiled lhe uddha al Jctavanrma and said O
Sir lhe ladies of my harem desire lo lislen lo lhe Dhamma
from Ven Ananda himself Ilease assign him lo reach lhe
DhammalolheharemSeeinglhallhekinghesilaledeven
aboullrivialmaerslheuddhaloldhimOgrealkingyou
can be lurned in any direclion like a round lale or a slake
lanled in lhe mud Ven Ananda has achieved 5ntpai
SlreamWinner slalus Knoving lhal you yourself musl be
circumseclVenAnandaisquilesuilableloreachloyour
haremYouyourselfmuslbeavare
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Irearing lhe king lhal vay He called in Ven Ananda
AnandavisillheharemofKingKosaladailyandreachlhe
Dhamma
IromlhaldayonVenAnandavisiledlheharemandreach
inglheDhammalolheladiesmadeilossibleforlhemloac
cumulalemuchmerilWhenlhisDhammareachingconlin
uedforsomelimelhoseladiesbecameassionalelyengrossed
in lhe Dhamma reaching voice of Ven Ananda like she
elehanls aracled by lhe manlram lhal charms lhem and
likeheavenlymaidensexceedinglyaachedlolheChitra!at
Ileasure Iark They gave birlh lo ve hundred sons vhose
limbsvereexacllylikelhoseofVenAnanda
e queens because of lhe assion lhey conceived for lhe
voiceofVenAnandagavebirlhlovehundredsonsexaclly
likeVenAnandaWhenlhalhaenedmanyeolevenllo
lhe king and said The sons given birlh lo by your queens
donolresembleyouTheylooklikeVenAnandaThisvay
lhoseofdierenlfailhslriedlomakelhekingashamed
e king loo had susicions He venl lo lhe uddha and in
formedHimoflhisTheuddhasaidDidnlIlellyouallhe
beginning ilself of your ovn slalus y exlaining vhal is
menlionedinlhecodeofdiscilinelheuddhadiselledlhe
kings doubls The king underslanding lhe Ven Ilder vor
shiedhimandullhevehundredrincesinVenAnan
daschargesayingThalislhealonemenlformysusicion
aboulyouThosevehundredrincesgrevuandvereor
dainedbyVenAnandaTheyevenluallybecameArahanls
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On one occasion aboul a lhousand silk shavls vorlh lhou
sands vere resenled lo lhe king from lhe slale of Kasi
SeeinglheselhekingvasleasedHeresenledvehundred
oflheselolhevehundredqueensTheyhailyresenled
allvehundredshavlsloVenAnandaaerlisleninglohis
sermon lhal day and venl lo lhe lace vhere lhe king had
his meals vearing old clolhes The king asked lhem Why
have you vorn old clolhes vilhoul vearing lhe nev ones I
gaveyouyeslerday
O Sir ve lislened lo lhe sermon reached by Ven Ananda
andoeredalllhoseshavlslohimasaDhammagiThe
king vas aslonished He asked Did Ven Ananda himself
lakealllhosevehundredshavlsYeshedidlheladies
relied
Whenhehasreceivedsomanyshavlsundoubledlyhehas
slarled a lrade in shavls Il is nol roer for monks lo re
ceivemanyoeringsHeresenledlheaclionofVenAnanda
Al lhe end of his meal even before lhe valer on his hands
drieduherushedlolhemonasleryandbeforeseeinglhe
uddhaheenleredinlolheassemblyhallofmonksandvor
shiedVenAnandaSlandingalareseclabledislancelhe
kingaskedhim
ckingOSirdoqueensofmyalacelearnlhe
DhammafromyouDolheyaskyouqueslions
VcnAnandaOgrealkinglheylearnvhalhaslobe
learnlTheyaskvhalhaslobeasked
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ckingOVenerableSirdolheyenquireaeryour
vellbeingDolheyoeryourobesandclolhs
VcnAnandaLasleveningaerlisleninglolhe
Dhammalheyoeredmevehundredshavls
ckingDidyouaccelalloflhem
VcnAnandaYesOgrealkingIacceled
ckingTheuddhahasarovedonlylhreerobes
foronemonkWhydidyouaccellheaddilional
oerings
VcnAnandaOgrealkinglheuddhahasaroved
lhreerobesforeachmonkforersonaluseulHehas
nolrevenledanyonefromaccelinganyquanlilyof
oeringsSomemonksreceiveexcessoeringsaccording
lolheleasureoflhosevhooerandaccordinglolhe
meriloflhosevhoreceiveIoresldvellingMonkTissa
vhenhevasachildofsevenreceivedaboulalhousand
almsbovlsofmilkriceinonedayTheIldergavelhose
lhousandalmsbovlsofmilkriceloalhousandmonks
ThesameIlderreceivedalhousandcarelsinoneday
ThoseloohegaveloalhousandmonksInlhesamevay
Iacceledlhosevehundredshavlsandoeredlhemlo
vehundredmonksvhoserobesverelhreadbare
ckingWhenlheyreceivelhenevrobesvhaldo
lheydovilhvornrobes
VcnAnandaOgrealkinglheyalchulheoldrobes
andmakelhemrobesforcoveringlhemselvesvilh
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ckingWhaldolheydovilhlheoldrobeslheyuse
forcoveringlhemselvesvilhvhenlheyarevornoul
VcnAnandaTheyculavayvornlaceslakelhe
unvornlacesanduselhemasunderrobes
ckingWhaldolheydovilholdunderrobes
VcnAnandaOgrealkinglheyuselhemforbed
sheels
ckingWhaldolheydovilhlheiroldbedsheels
VcnAnandaTheysreadlhemonlheoor
ckingWhaldolheydololheoldoorclolhs
VcnAnandaTheymakefoolclolhsouloflhem
ckingWhaldolheydovilholdfoolclolhs
VcnAnandaOgrealkingilisnolroerlolhrov
avayvhalhasbeenoeredbydevoleesThereforelhose
vornoulfoolclolhsareculuinlobilsandiecesmixed
vilhclayandareusedlhemlomakevallsofresidences
lhalbelonglolhebrolherhood
e king became exceedingly hay vilh Ven Ananda He
became exlremely leased vilh lhe uddhas Disensalion
OSirIlearnlfromyoulhalvhalisoeredloyoudoesnol
gelvasledevenaerilhasbeenusedasfoolclolhsThisvay
grealmerilaccrueslolhoseeolevhomakeoeringslolhe
uddhasDisensalionThekingexlolledlhevirluesofVen
AnandaIvillcomensaleforsuseclingsuchanobleerson
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like you Sealed lhere he senl vord lo lhe alace and had
lhe remaining ve hundred shavls senl as vell He oered
lhemlooloVenAnanda
isvayVenAnandaislhegrealeslamonglhosevhogelof
feringsofrobesinlheDisensalionoflheuddhaThisvay
hereceivedonvehundredoccasionsvehundredoerings
ofrobesOlheroeringshereceivedverenumerousAlllhe
oeringsreceivedbylhediscilesvereoeringsreceivedby
lhe uddha Himself When soldiers vin a bale lhe king is
said lo have von When a eld roduces addy such and
suchafarmerissaidlohaveroducedaddyInlhesamevay
lheuddhagelslhecredilforlheachievemenlsofdisciles
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ARVMK
AVA
VenMahaKassaaresidedalonelimealKalandakaNivaa
in Veluvana al Ra|agaha Al lhis lime Ven Ananda vas so
|ourning in Dakkhina Giri Region vilh a large relinue of
monks Of lhese aboul lhirly monks gave u robes Ven
Ananda had an audience vilh Ven Maha Kassaa vor
shiedhimandinformedhimaboullhisincidenl
Hearing lhis Ven Maha Kassaa said Ven Ananda vhy
did you go on a so|ourn vilh lhose nevly ordained undisci
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linedyoungmonksIfeellhalyouloobehavelikeanovice
vilhoul any consideralion for your slalus Ven Ananda re
sondedVenMahaKassaaevenmyhairhaslurnedgrey
novulyousaylhalIamlikeachildAllhisVenMaha
KassaasaidVenAnandavhenyoulravelvilhnevlyor
dainedyoungmonksvhoaredevoidofreslrainlordisciline
il is like lhe deslruclion of grains Il amounls lo lhe deslruc
lionoffamiliesofdevoleesWhenyoulravelalongvilhsuch
eoledevoleesgeldisillusioned
e slory lhal Ven Maha Kassaa lold Ven Ananda lhal he
vaslikeanoviceachildcamelolheearsofanuncalled
Thullananda She resenled lhis slalemenl and said Who is
lhisVenMahaKassaaHeisaersonvholivedvilhmis
believersLaleronhecamelolheuddhaandvasordained
IsilroerforsuchaersonlolalklhalvayloVedehaMuni
VenAnanda
Ven Maha Kassaa heard lhe slalemenl made by Nun Thul
lananda Hearing il Ven Maha Kassaa addressed Ven
Ananda Consider lhis Ven Ananda }usl see vhal Thul
lananda has said She has said lhal I vas once a follover of
nonbelieversIfIbecameordainedsomedayilvasenlirely
becauseoflheuddhaandnolbecauseofanyolherleacher
Idonolknovofanyolherreligiousleacherlhanlheuddha
Thullananda has made lhis slalemenl in a siril of malice I
became a monk enlirely disillusioned vilh laylife And be
causeIvasconvincedoflhevirluesofbeingamonkIgave
u silk aarel Kasi shavls I vas on my vay lo see lhe
uddha in yellov robes On my vay I sav lhe uddha al
BahupuakamonaslerybelveenlheciliesofR|agahaand
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Na!and I venl near Him going dovn on my knees I vor
shiedHimsayingThisismyTeacherIbecameamonk
becauseofyouTheuddhaacceledmeandreachedlhe
DhammalomeWilhinsevendaysIaainedSainlhood
On anolher occasion I heard lhal lhe uddha vas sealed
under a lree I venl lhere and folded my silk robe fourfold
and made Him a seal lo sil on The uddha sal on il and
louched il vilh his hand and said lhal lhe robe vas very
smoolhWhenhesaidlhalIoeredlhalrobeloHimIclad
myself in lhe lhreadbare hem robe lhe uddha vas vear
ingThereforeifsomeonehaslobedescribedaslheuddhas
lruesonaslheersonbornofHismoulhaslheindividual
vho has been comlelely fashioned by His Dhamma as lhe
erson vho is born oul of His Dhamma as lhe erson vho
acceled lhe vornoul lhreadbare robe discarded by lhe
uddhailisIvhoshouldbedescribedlhalvay
VenAnandaIhaveacquiredlhehigheslfruilsofsirilualily
lhrough lhe eliminalion of delemenls in lhis birlh ilself
lhroughmyovneorlandlhroughmyovnhighervisdom
If someone vere lo consider lhal my sixfold higher overs
could be concealed lhal erson is like an individual vho
feelslhalanelehanlvhoiseilhersevenandahalfcubilsor
sevencubilslallcouldbecoveredvilhaalmleaf
NunThullanandareenledherunreslrainedvordsandgave
urobesofherovnchoice
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NCMIVATI
VMK
On one occasion vhen Ven Maha Kassaa vas residing
al Jctavanrma in lhe cily of 5vahi Ven Ananda a
roachedhimandsuggesledVenSirshallvegooverlolhe
monaslery of nuns and reach lhem Dhamma Ven Maha
KassaasaidYouareabusyersonWhydonlyougoyour
selfVenAnandainsisledseverallimesandonlhalinsisl
ence he agreed lo lhe suggeslion He visiled lhe monaslery
of nuns vilh Ven Ananda folloving him and reached lhe
Dhammalolhem
enunsvholislenedvereexceedinglyleaseduloneof
lhenunsThullalissasaidvilhdisleasureIllooksasif
aforesldvellingshroudcladmonkislryinglobeanexo
nenloflheDhammainlheresenceofVenAnandavhois
vellversedinlheTiilakaTheThreeaskelsandisalsolhe
TreasureroflheDhammaVenMahaKassaareachinglhe
DhammainlheresenceofVenAnandaissimilarloselling
needlesinlheresenceofaneedlemaker
HearinglhisVenMahaKassaaobservedVenAnandaif
lhal vere so you are lhe needlemaker and I am lhe needle
sellerVenAnandaresondedVenSirvomenarefoolish
b!nmtugmnIleasedonollakelhalslalemenlseriously
VenMahaKassaasaidVenAnandaleaselakecarelhal
lhe monks vill nol begin lo have susicions aboul nuns in
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lhe fulure Agamchi ta vusn Ananda m tc sanghn ut
tariupaparikkhi
Ven Ananda I can dvell as long as I like absorbed in lhe
rsl slage of lrance savouring lhe bliss and ease arising oul
oflhesenseoffreedommixedvilhlhoughlconcelionand
discursivelhinkingHaslheuddhasaidinlheresenceof
lheassemblyofmonkslhalAnandalooiscaableofachiev
ing lhis Ven Ananda resonds saying No he has nol
VenMahaKassaasaidulVenAnandalheuddhahas
declared in lhe resence of lhe assembly of monks lhal if I
can remain absorbed in lhe Iirsl Slage of Trance savouring
lheblissandeasearisingouloflhesenseoffreedommixed
vilhlhoughlconcelionanddiscursivelhinkingVenMaha
KassaaloocanremainabsorbedaslongVenAnandahas
lheuddhadeclaredlhalOMonksIhaveforallraclical
urosesachievedlhelranceandlhedeevisdomofsainl
hoodandlhalVenAnandaloohasachievedlhalslalus
ResondedVenAnandaNoSirOnlhalVenMahaKas
saa said ul lhe uddha declared in lhe resence of lhe
assembly of monks lhal |usl as I have for all raclical ur
osesachievedlhelranceandlhedeevisdomofsainlhood
MahaKassaaloohasachievedilThereforeVenAnanda
if someone vere lo lhink lhal he or she could hide my six
higher overs Cha!abi il is like lhe aeml lo hide
under a almleaf an elehanl vho is eilher seven cubils or
sevenandahalfcubilslall
Nun Thullalissa reenling her undiscilined use of vords
lelherobesofherovnchoice
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VAMATI
Al lhe requesl of King Kosala lhe uddha assigned Ven
Ananda lo reach lhe Dhamma lo lhe vomen of lhe harem
InlermsoflhisVenAnandavisiledlhealacefromlimelo
limeOnedayvhenVenAnandavisiledlhealacelheKing
and een Mallika vere in one bed Seeing Ven Ananda
aroaching al a dislance een Mallika gol u hurriedly
Whenshesloodulhalvaylhegoldhuedsilksareeshevas
vearingfelloherbody
Ven Ananda direclly venl back lo lhe Monaslery and lold
lheolhermonksaboullhisThemonksinformedlheuddha
The uddha inslrucled Ven Ananda nol lo visil lhe alace
vilhoul informing someone in advance lhal he vas coming
onsuchandsuchadayalsuchandsuchanhourHerom
ulgaledalavTheuddhaexlainedlenissueslhalaerson
visilinglheKingsharemvouldhaveloface
PciiyaP!i
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VADRC
T
euddharesidedallhedomedhallinMahvanaalVcs!i
Al lhal lime alms began lo arrive for lhe monks like a vasl
oodVenAnandainformedlheuddhalhalevenaerlhe
monks had lheir meals a greal amounl of rice curries and
sveelmealsvereleover
e uddha asked for lhese lo be given lo beggars Ven
Ananda gol beggarmen and beggarvomen sealed in a rov
and slarled dislribuling rice cakes one for each erson ul
vilhoulknovingilhehadgivenlvoricecakesloabeggar
voman The olher beggar voman sealed nexl lo her asked
lhe voman vho gol lvo cakes Why did he give you lvo
cakesIsVenAnandayourillicilloverThalbeggarvoman
relied No il is nol so When he vanled lo give one lvo
cameinerror
Whalever had haened even al lhe second round of dislri
bulionshegollvoricecakesThebeggarvomannexlloher
asked for lhe second lime Why did he give lvo rice cakes
lo you alone Is Ven Ananda your illicil lover Again she
reliedMaybeilisanerror
PciiyaP!i
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VIHH
VAKIS
IemalelaydevoleeViskhvenllolhemonasleryvearing
herexensiveheadgearWhenshevascloselolhemonaslery
shelookiloandhandediloverloherservanlmaidforsafe
keeingSheloldlhemaidWhenIvisilmyTeacherIcannol
olhervise go near him il is nol roer lo vear ornamenls
covering oneself from head lo fool like an aclor or aclress
Shelookolheornamenlvraedilinaclolhandgaveil
lohermaidlokeesolhalshecouldvearilonhervayback
WearingasimleornamenlshesavlheuddhaAerlislen
ing lo lhe uddha she gol ready lo relurn home Her maid
hadulherexensiveornamenlsomevherevilhoulremem
beringexacllyvhere
SeeinglheornamenlVenAnandainformedlheuddhalhal
Viskh had forgoen lo lake back her exensive ornamenl
The uddha asked Ven Ananda lo kee il safe As Ven
Ananda had lhe slrenglh of ve elehanls he carried il and
kelilsafe
ViskhvenlaboullhemonasleryinlhecomanyofSuia
a female laydevolee Viskh vas in lhe habil of enquiring
aer lhe heallh of monks When she visiled young monks
vouldcomelohervilhrecelaclesandgalherroundherfor
gheeandcandyOnlhaldayloolheygalheredroundher
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Viskh enquired aer lhe heallh of invalid monks and le
lhemonasleryfromasidegaleIromoulsidelhemonaslery
she asked lhe maid lo felch lhe ornamenl lo vear il on her
vayhomeThegirlsaidLadyIforgolaboulilIflhalisso
lryloseevhelherilisinlhelacevhereyoukelilulif
VenAnandahasulilelsevheredonolbringilback
Ven Ananda seeing lhe maid asked her vhy she came I
cameinsearchoflheornamenlshesaidIhadleilnear
lheslaircaseGoandfelchilVenAnandasaidThemaid
said I vas asked nol lo bring il back if you had louched
il The maid lhen relurned lo Viskh emlyhanded and
lold her vhal had haened I vill nol vear lhe ornamenl
louchedbylhesacredhandofmymaslerVenAnandaIlbe
longslohimnovulhecannolulilizeilIvillraisemoney
forilandgelsomelhinghecanuseshelhoughlandsaidlo
lhemaidGoandfelchilViskhvenlbackhomevilhoul
vearing il Al home she summoned lhose vho valued such
ob|ecls They said lhal il vas vorlh ninely million and one
lakh She ul il in a carl and asked for il lo be sold ul in
lhe vhole cily lhere vas no one vho had lhe veallh lo buy
ilViskhherselfboughlilbackforninelyninemillionand
onelakh
In lhe vhole vorld lhere vere only lhree eole vho could
vear lhe ornamenl Viskh andhula Ma!!ik and lhe
daughler of lhe guild leader of enares nol lo say anylhing
aboulbeingablelobuyil
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VATOT
VA
Viskhlooklhemoneyequallolhevalueoflheornamenlin
acarllolhemonasleryvorshiedlheuddhaandsaidI
didnolvanllovearlheornamenllouchedbyVenAnanda
I vill sell il and vilh lhe money raised lhal vay I vill do
vhalever is useful Allhough I direcled lhal il be sold lhere
vasnoonebulmeinlhiscilyvhocouldbuyilThereforeI
boughlilmyselfNovIhavebroughlalonglhemoneyIaid
forilIleaselelmeknovvhalrequisileouloflhefourforms
ofrequisilesIshouldrovide
euddhasaidIflhalissoleasebuildahallallheIasl
ernGaleforlhevholeoflherolherhoodAsViskhknev
lhal lhe building of residenlial slruclures vas an acl lhal
yieldedhighresullssheagreedandacquiredlandforninely
million Ulilizing anolher nine million she slarled lhe build
ingaclivily
Onemorningvhenlheuddhaconlemlaledlhevorldvilh
limillesscomassionHediscoveredlhalBhaddiyalheguild
leader vho leaving lhe vorld of deilies vas born in lhe
familyoflheguildleaderinlhecilyofBhaddiyaandhadlhe
olenlialilyloaainArahanlhoodTheuddhahadHismeal
allheresidenceofAnthapiiikalheguildleaderandle
forlheNorlhGaleoflhecily
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Iarlier lhe Inlighlened One used lo lake his meals al lhe
residence of Viskh leave lhe cily lhrough lhe Soulhern
Galeandlogolo}elavanaMonasleryvhereHedvellAer
PrvrmaMonasleryvasbuilllheuddhavouldlakeHis
meals al lhe residence of guild leader Anthapiika and
vould leave lhrough lhe Iaslern Gale of lhe cily lo go and
residealPrvrmaWhenHelebylheNorlhGaleeole
knevlhalHevasleavinglhecilyloso|ournelsevhereHear
inglhallheuddhavasleavingbylheNorlhGaleViskh
came over hurriedly vorshied Him and asked vhelher
Hevasleavingloso|ournelsevhereTheuddhasaidYes
ViskhsaidIambuildingyouamonasleryalacoslofone
hundredandeighlmillionIleaseslay
Ilease do nol slo my |oumey Viskh lhe uddha said
SheknevlhalHehadsomeoneinmindvhohadlheolenli
alilyloachieveNibbanaIfyouaregoingleaseassignsome
oneloslayandsuerviselheconslruclionaclivilyViskh
saidTheuddhasaidIfyouvouldlikeaarlicularerson
loslaybackleaselakehisalmsbovl
She had a secial loyally lovards Ven Ananda ul since
VenMngga!!nahadlhesychicoverloaccomlishlhings
and as lhe vork could be comleled quickly lhrough his
over she look Ven Mngga!!nas almsbovl Ven Moggal
lanalookedallheuddhaTheuddhasaidTakevehun
dredofyourmonksandslayback
AsrequesledbylheuddhaheslayedbackWilhhisover
lhose vho lravelled long dislances for limber vould come
back lhe same day Ieole never exerienced liredness load
ing lhe carls Whalever lhe veighl of lhe goods loaded in
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lhemlhecarlsdidnolbreakInashorlvhilealvosloreyed
building vas conslrucled Il had one lhousand rooms vilh
vehundredineachoor
euddharelurnedlolhecilyofSavahiaerninemonlhs
Ilseemedlhalvorkonlhelvosloreyedbuildingconslrucled
by Viskh vould nol be comleled in one year ul due
lo lhe miraculous overs of Ven Moggallana lhe meril of
Viskh and lhe over of lhe uddha lhe vork vas com
leledinninemonlhs
euddhaonHisrelurnvasinviledloresidealPrvrma
TheuddhaacceledlheinvilalionViskhrovidedalllhe
meals and olher rovisions lo lhe uddha and lhe monks
vilhoulallovinglhemlogooulonlheiralmsround
CTO
VACACM
AfriendofViskhbroughlalongaclolhvorlhalhousand
andsaidloViskhIvanllosreadlhisclolhasacarelin
yourmansionIleasegivemeermissionShesaidIriend
if I said lhere is no lace for il you vould lhink I am reluc
lanl lo give you ermission You can go yourself examine
lheueroorlheloveroorandlhelhousandroomsand
seleclalaceforil
e friend examined lhe lace and found lhal lhere vas no
lacevherelherevasaclolhcheaerlhanlhalsreadasa
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carelSheslarledcryingbecauseshevasnolableloarlici
aleinlhismeriloriousdeed
Ven Ananda heard her crying }usl as lhe Asiranl uddha
vhovasIandilSenakaaskedhimvhyhevascryingvhen
VenAnandavasarahminin5aubhaaJtakaheasked
lhemaidenvhyshevascryingSheexlainedvhyshevas
crying Ven Ananda said Do nol feel disaoinled I vill
nd you a suilable lace He said Iold il and kee il be
lveenlheslesandlhemoonsloneasaoormalThemonks
vashlheirfeelandgoinlolhehouseviinglheirfeelThis
vayyouvillreagrealmeril
isvayhefoundalaceevenvhenViskhcouldnolnd
oneandallovedherloarlicialeinlhemeriloriousdeed
5addharmaratnva!
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VAH
}usl as in our lime in lhe asl loo lhere vere disules and
conicls aboul lhe dislribulion of valer from Indias rivers
among various kingdoms In lhe days of lhe uddha lhere
vas a ma|or disule belveen lhe Sakyas and lhe Koliyas
aboullhedislribulionoflhevalersoflheRiverRohini
euddhainlervenedonlhisoccasionandaskedvhalvas
ofgrealervaluevalerorhumanlifeTheuddhaalloved
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lhem lo undersland realily and reached lhe Dhamma lo
lhem This vay He broughl aboul lhe unily belveen lhese
lvoclansAerlisleninglolheDhammavehundredroyal
rinces became monks under lhe uddha When lhey vere
ordainedmonkslheirvivesandlheladiesbelrolhedlolhem
lhoughl il vas no use remaining al home vhen lheir men
veregone
All of lhem venl lo see Mah Pa|pati Gntami and said
Your souse King Suddhodana assed avay inlo Nibbana
aerachievingSainlhoodNovyouarealadyvilhoulahus
band|uslasallofusareWeloomuslbecomeordained|usl
as our husbands In lhis eorl you musl rovide us leader
shiMahPa|patiGntamiarovedlhisideaeagerlyShe
venlloseelheuddhavilharelinueofvehundredroyal
rincessesTheyvorshiedlheuddhaandslayedalare
seclfuldislance
Mah Pa|pati Gntami soke lo lhe uddha Inlighlened
OneyourfalherandmyhusbandKingSuddhodanaassed
avay recenlly aer aaining Sainlhood Irinces Nanda and
RahulabecamemonksHovcanIslayinlhealaceallalone
The husbands of lhese rincesses loo have been ordained
monks by you In consequence lhese rincesses loo desire
lo be ordained Therefore lease ordain us and eslablish an
orderofnuns
e uddha knev more lhan anyone else lhal vomen loo
shouldhaveliberlyThereforelheuddhaconsideredalonce
lheslalusofvomeninIndiaallhallimelheirsocialslalus
and lhe roleclion of lhe Order of hikkhunis in lhe fulure
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ThereforeHedidnolgiveHisconsenlalonceHeslaledlhe
seriousroblemslhalvouldariseandre|ecledlheirrequesl
Mah Pa|pati Gntami reealed her requesl several limes
ullheuddhare|ecledlherequeslonalllhoseoccasionsil
lerlydisaoinledlheroyalladiesheadedbyMahPa|pati
Gntami relurned home Several days laler lhe uddha le
Nigrndhrma al Kailavahu for lhe Kutagra monaslery
alVisa!
evehundredroyalrincessesheadedbyMahPa|pati
Gntami did nol lolally give u lhe idea of being ordained
allhough lhe uddha re|ecled lheir requesl They vere con
vincedlhalonedaysomehovlheyvouldreceiveordinalion
Deciding lo shave lheir heads on lheir ovn and lo gel or
dainedlhemselvesiflheuddhadidnolallovillheyulon
yellovrobesaerbarbersshavedlheirheadsThusreared
alloflhemmarchedlovardslhecilyofVisa!
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TSRATI
erslrevolulioninlhealacevaslheuddhagoingonlhe
almsround in lhe slreels of lhe cailal cily of His kingdom
aer relurning lo il as an Ascelic since He le lhe alace
givinguallHisroyalluxuriesloracliseausleriliesinlhe
foresl The second royal revolulion vas lhe serene and dis
cilined march of lhe ve hundred royal ladies headed by
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MahPa|patiGntamivhohaddiscardedlheirglamorous
coslumesandulonyellovrobesvilhlheirheadsshaven
ey had come dovn from lhe uer sloreys of lhe royal
alace and vere marching lovards lhe cily of Visa! lheir
gazexeduonlheground
In lheir revolulion years ago lhese greal royal ladies
of Norlh India did nol shoul such slogans as Ireedom for
Women Allov us lhe Righl lo be Ordained Make Us
NunsIfYouDoNolOrdainUsGiveackOurHusbands
ToUsInsleadlheyvenlalonginlhemoslsubduedanddis
cilinedmanner
enevslhalvehundredroyalladiescladinyellovrobes
vilhlheirheadsshavenverevalkingalonginadiscilined
andorderlylinelovardslhecilyofVisa!sreadlikevild
re lhroughoul lhe cily Norlh Indian royal ladies vho are
like divine damsels in beauly could be seen even by lhe
eole of lhal cily only very rarely The eole of lhal cily
assembled in lheir lhousands on eilher side of lhe slreels lo
calchaglimseoflheseroyalladiesexceedinglybeaulifulin
aearancedelicaleandgivenlodescendingfromlheuer
sloreysoflheiralacesonlyveryrarely
Membersoflhe5kyaKn!iyaroyalfamiliesheardlhisnevs
and came hurrying in lheir golden royal coaches They
broughlalongvehundredcoachesandrequesledlheladies
lolravelinlheircoachesullheyre|ecledlheoeroflhose
ve hundred royal coaches assuming lhal lhe uddha vas
reluclanlloordainlhemlhinkinglhallheyvereloodelicale
Thereforelheydecidedlovalkonfool
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e men and vomen vho lhronged lhe slreels leading lo
lhe cily of Visa! slarled vorshiing lhem imressed by
lheserenereslrainedgailoflheseroyalladiesTheyslarled
making lhem oerings They begged lhem lo lravel in vehi
clesAslheylravelledbarefoolblislersformedonlhesolesof
lheirfeelandburslmakinglhembleedThosevhosavlheir
bleedingfeelslarledveeing
isvaylheyvalkedadislanceofyoneyo|anasmaking
lhousandsofonlookerscryallheirordealTheyendedlheir
hisloricmarchloseelheuddhaandlhevehundredroyal
ladies headed by Mah Pa|pati Gntami arrived near lhe
monaslery of Ktgra ul lhey did nol see lhe uddha
direclly
InabriefvhileVenAnandacameloknovvhalvashaen
ingVenAnandavasexceedinglyaggrievedloseelheirblis
lered bleeding and svollen feel lheir bodies vilhered and
dirliedbysvealandduslandlheiraearanceasnuns
O molhers vhal is il lhal has haened lo you Why are
yoursolesbleedingHaveyoulakenlorobeslikelhisbecause
someharmhasbefallenlheWarriorClanKshalriyasHave
you been banished from your land Hov have you come lo
lhismiserablelevelWhyhaveyounolmellheuddhaeven
aeryouvisiledlhemonaslery
Al lhis Mah Pa|pati Gntami resonded lhus Son Ven
AnandanoharmhasbefallenlheWarriorClanNorvereve
banishedfromlhelandMysonVenAnandaIrequesledlhe
uddha lhree limes before lo ordain us This lime ve came
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cladlikenunsSinceveverenolsurevhelherlhislimeloo
vevouldbeordainedornolvedidnolenlerlhemonaslery
We resled here oulside Ven Ananda said Molher lease
reslhereforavhileHevenlinlolhemonasleryandslood
reseclfully lo one side Then he informed lhe uddha Sir
yourslemolherMahPa|patiGntamihasarrivedvilha
relinueofvehundredroyalladiescladinyellovrobesThey
are oulside crying nol knoving vhelher lhey vill be given
lhe ordinalion or nol O Sir lhey have lravelled yone yo
|anas Some of lhem have bleeding soles as lhey are slil
SomehavesvollenfeelSomeareexhausledandfaliguedas
if lhey have faced a greal calamily O Sir il is good if lhey
couldbeordainedinlhisDisensalion
e uddha seeing vhal vas likely lo haen in lhe fulure
saidAnandaleasedonollrylogelvomenordainedVen
Anandarequesledforlhesecondlimeandforlhelhirdlime
Theuddhare|ecledlherequeslonlhoselvooccasionsloo
NexlVenAnandaulaqueslionlolheInlighlenedOneSir
ifavomanisordainedinlhisDisensalionvillshebeable
lo reach lhe fruil of 5ntpai or Angmi by raclising In
sighlMedilalion
cBuddhaAnandaifavomanisordainedandmakes
aslrongeorlshevillbeableloachievehigherreaches
ofsirilualily
VcnAnandaOSirifvomenaerbeingordainedin
lhisDisensalioncanreachhigherlevelsofsirilualily
vhydoyounolallovlhemlobeordainedOSirMah
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Pa|patiGntamiheledyouimmenselyvhenyour
molhereenMyaassedavayShebreaslfedyou
uingherovninfanlsonIrinceNandainlhecharge
ofnursingmolhersShenourishedyouandbroughlyou
ulurningherbloodinlomilklofeedyouThereforeSir
leaseordainyourslemolher
Decidinglhallheleasandaealsmadesofarforlheeslab
lishmenloflhehikkhuniorderveresucienllheuddha
addressedVenAnandaAnandaifMahPa|patiGntami
isquilekeenlobeordainedlelheraccellheeighlrincial
requiremenls sliulaled by lhe female disciles of lhe asl
uddhasThalilselfvillbeherhigherordinalion
euddharoclaimedlheIighlIrincialRequiremenlsVen
Ananda venl lo Mah Pa|pati Gntami and said Molher
lhe uddha has sliulaled Iighl Irincial Requiremenls for
lhe ordinalion of vomen If you accel lhese from me you
vill receive ordinalion and higher ordinalion loo Thal vill
alsobelheeslablishmenloflheOrderofhikkhunisfemale
monksnunsGolamivasexceedinglyhaymerelyallhe
exression lhal she could be ordained She said lhree limes
over lhal she vould accel lhose Iighl Irincial Require
menls Thal ilself vas her higher ordinalion The members
ofherrelinuealsoacceledlhoseIrincialsandoblainedor
dinalion and higher ordinalion This is a record sel u by
vomenofancienllimesinlheirslruggleforliberalionIlvas
lheirvicloryThemedialorinlhisvicloryvasVenAnanda
InconsequenceVenAnandaislheheroinlhefreedomslrug
gleofIndianvomanhood
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VA
Once Ven Ananda lived al Ghnsitrma in lhe cily of Ko
sambiyaAnunvholivedinlhemonasleryforBhikkhuns
became enamoured of Ven Anandas hysical beauly She
loved him secrelly She resorled lo a ruse lo enlice Ven
AnandaShecalledaersonknovnloherandloldhimlhus
You musl go and meel Ven Ananda Worshi him for me
andsaylhisSuchandsuchanunBhikkhunisseriouslyill
SheiskeenloseeyouinherlaslhoursThereforelakingily
onherleasevisillhemonasleryoflheBhikkhunsseeher
andmakehermindcalm
Ven Ananda acceled lhis invilalion in symalhy He vore
hisrobesandvilhhisalmsbovlinhandvenllolhemon
aslerySeeingVenAnandainlhedislancelhenunrushedlo
hercelllaydovninherbedcoveredfromheadlofooland
relendedlobeseriouslyill
Immedialely he enlered lhe lace Ven Ananda realized lhe
lrulh Sealed in lhe chair nexl lo her Ven Ananda began lo
reachasermonloherSislerlhisbodyisbuilloffoodul
lhroughlhalfoodilselfonemuslgiveulhecravingforfood
Themonkordainedinlhisdisensalionlakesmealsvilhin
sighlIlakelhisfoodnolforsorlsnorloincreasemyas
sionnorforbecomingbeaulifulAndnolevenlobecomeal
lracliveullolallyforlhesuslenanceoflhebodylosurvive
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lo quench lhe hunger lo rolecl lhe monks vovs lo con
linuelhemonkhoodlomainlainlifeThesemuslbeconlem
laledvilhvisdom
Sisler lhis body is buill of craving Hearing lhal a monk or
dained in lhis Disensalion has acquired lhe liberalion of
lhoughlbyeradicalingdelemenlsbyonesselfifonevere
lo lhink I loo vill achieve lhal slale one day and gives u
cravingonecansaylhalcravinghasbeengivenulhrough
cravingilself
SislerlhisbodyisbuillofrideIrideshouldbeeradicaled
lhrough ride ilself Il can be done only by eradicaling all
delemenls This body has arisen lhrough sexualily The
uddhalolallyeradicaledallcausesofsexualilyHedeslroyed
lhem
e nun vho relended lo be ill heard lhis sermon She
|umed o lhe bed and fell al lhe feel of Ven Ananda and
beggedforforgivenesssayingOSirvhalIdidvasvrong
IleaseforgivemeforilVenAnandaforgaveher
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VAAW
When ve sludy all lhe references lo Ven Ananda scaered
in various seclions of lhe Tiilaka The Three askels il be
comes quile clear lhal lhe uddhisl vomen in India al lhal
limeheldVenAnandaingrealaeclionreseclandconcern
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Ayasm Anandn mah pun sambhvitn Ta
r|ar|amahmaccdaynnimantctvaantnnivcsanc
nisdpcti 5abb!akra patimaitpi ihiyn
thcra upasakamitv vandity t!a vathcna
v|cnti upansiditv paha pucchanti Dham
masuanti
Ven Ananda is an excelionally forlunale and greally re
secled erson Kings minislers invile him lo lheir resi
dencesforalmsLadiesreslendenlineveryvaygolohim
vorshihimfanhimandaskhimqueslions
is illuslrales lhe ailude of vomen lovards Ven Ananda
ul Ven Ananda never inlended even in his dreams lo
misuselhisconcernreseclandaeclionofvomenlovards
himThisisquilecerlain
Paavsativassni5ckhabhtassamcsatn
Nakmasauppa|Passadhammasud
hammata
Allhough il vas lvenlyve years before I reached lhe
5ntpaislalusnolevenavesligeofsensuousassionarose
vilhinmeConsiderlhegrealnessofDhamma
is vas hov Ven Ananda exulled in lhe urily of his life
Theonlygrealandnobleersonvhoknevbeerlhanmosl
vaslheuddhaHimselfWhenkingsofKosalaandUdenire
quesledlheuddhaloassignamonkloreachlheDhamma
lo lhe ladies of lheir harems lhe uddha assigned nol such
greal sainls as Ven 5ripua and Mngga!!na bul Ven
Ananda vho had nol aained Sainlhood This vas an occa
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sionlhaldemonslraledlheunshakenrmandslrangecon
dencelheuddhahadinVenAnanda
Leluslookallhefolloving
Assignedlolheharemsofbolhkingsforlhereachingof
lheDhamma
Assisling ve hundred royal ladies headed by Maha Ia
|aaliGolamiloreceiveordinalion
einglheob|eclofloveofanoulcaslemaiden
AnunrelendinglobeillinorderloenliceVenAnanda
Nuns nding faull vilh Ven Mah Kassapa for reach
ing lhe Dhamma al lhe monaslery of nuns vhen Ven
Anandavasresenl
AnunndingfaullvilhVenMahKassapafordescrib
ingVenAnandaasanovice
InquiringfromlheuddhavhenlheuddhavasinHis
dealh bed aboul lhe ailude lhal should be adoled lo
vardsvomen
When lhe uddha assed avay in lhe Greal Demise he
gol lhe ladies lo vorshi lhe uddhas sacred body rsl
oul of lhe masses vho assembled lo see lhe uddhas
sacredbody
When such maers as lhese are considered one may lhink
lhalVenAnandahadaarlialilylovardsvomenIflhalvas
soilvasbecausevomenembodiedmolherhood
Tvo lhousand ve hundred years ago in India a counlry
vhere lhe social syslem vas delermined by rahmanic
lhoughlonecanimaginelhekindoffreedomvomenvould
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havehaduddhislvomenloodesiredlobeordainedWhen
lhey requesled ermission for il lhe uddha al rsl re|ecled
lherequeslrimarilyloimressuonlhemlheseriousness
oflheissueandalsoloseelhallheyverebeerrolecledAl
such a crilical slage Ven Ananda sleed in and discussed
lhemaeralsomelenglhandoblainedermissionforvomen
loenlerlheOrderasnuns
isislhersloccasioninvrienhisloryvhenvehundred
vomen vilh no husbands look lhe inilialive lo vin free
domThemarchofvehundredroyalladiesunderlhelead
ershi of Mah Pa|pati Gntami from lhe cily of Kailaval
lhuvilhlheirheadsshavenvilhbleedingandsvollenfeel
isanevenllhalshouldberecordedingoldenleersinhislory
These heroic ladies refused lhe oer of vehicles valked on
foolforgeinglheirroyaloriginanddelicalebreedingvilh
lheinlenlionofbeingordained
eonlymalevhoheledlheminlheironerequeslvhich
vas for ermission lo be ordained vas Ven Ananda Ven
Anandas recognilion years ago lhal vomen loo musl
have an equal righl lo liberalion Nibbna |usl as men do
should be highly esleemed This vas done nol because of a
secial arlialily lovards vomen bul because he vas moli
valedbylhelhoughllhalgoodlhingslhehighesllhings
shouldbecommonloall
isvaylhenameofVenAnandashouldnolbeoverlooked
byvomenThereseclandesleemofsuchqueensasMa!!ik
and such auenl female laydevolees as Viskha of nuns
andofladiesofharemsverevonbyVenAnandamorelhan
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by any olher erson ul never vas lhere even lhe slighlesl
susicionheldregardinghimnolbylheuddhalhemonks
lhenunsorbylhegeneralublic
VenAnandaahandsomerinceamonkvhohadnolerad
icaled all delemenls associaled vilh vomen bul he vas
never found lo be al faull by anyone This is a greal noble
andshiningexamlelolhevholeoflherolherhood
is demonslrales lhe grealness ersonalily moral urighl
ness and genllemanly qualilies Ven Ananda ossessed as a
manWhenhekelcomanyvilhvomenvhenhebecame
consideralelovardslhemilvasenlirelyforlheirbeneland
nolalallforersonalleasureorersonalrolThenoblesl
characlerislicofhisgreallifeislhalheneverlhoughlinlerms
ofgeinghismonkhoodblemishedbecauseofvomen
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TATW
Mosl eole may lend lo feel lhal lhe uddha did nol give
sucienlconsideralionlovomenorlhalhisralingofvomen
vasralherlovTheyareledlolhinklhisvayforseveralrea
sonsWhenvehundredroyalladiesledbyMahPa|pati
GntamirequesledermissionloenlerlheOrderasnunslhe
uddha did nol granl lhis al rsl bul alloved il only aer
manyenlrealies
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WhenlheuddhavasonHisdealhbedVenAnandaasked
Him vhal lheir ailude lovard vomen should be The
uddhasaidilvouldbebeernolloseelhemalalliflhalcan
be done The uddha adoled lhal ailude nol because He
had lhe slighlesl misgiving aboul lhe imorlance of vomen
Hemadelhisobservalionbecausehehadagrealerregardfor
lhevellbeingoflherolherhoodandlheDisensalionlheir
urily and lheir conlinued exislence Among faclors condu
cive lo lhe aainmenl of Liberalion Nibbna such con
dilions as unblemished chaslily and nol being married as
sumedaveryimorlanlosilionAnunmarriedersonhas
anamazingsenseoffreedomandacaacilylobecommied
locommongoodThemomenlsuchaersongelsmarriedhis
ublic inleresl lurns inlo selshness When he gels children
lhis selshness increases several fold His sense of freedom
disaearsHisresonsibililiesandbondsbeginloburgeon
al exlains vhy Irince Siddharlha renounced lhe vorld
leaving his vife and child behind In mosl inslances vives
and children rove an obslacle lo lhe achievemenl of lhe
nobleandhighidealsofsomeexcelionaleoleHadPrincc
5iddhrtha nol renounced laylife robably he vould have
neverachievedSuremeInlighlenmenl
Since lhe uddha has exerienced lhis silualion fully He
romulgaled all ossible lavs lo kee His disciles oul of
a sensuous life He sliulaled indulgence in sex as lhe rsl
causeforlhelossofmonkhoodHeromulgaledlhallavbe
cause a roer monkhood vas nol ossible vilh vives and
children and also because delemenls cannol be eradicaled
lhalvayNorcancravingbesubduedunderlhesamecondi
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lionInlhalsilualionlifecannolbelolallydedicaledloserv
iceTheorderofuddhislmonksconlinuessolongrimarily
becauselhemonksareagrouofchasleunmarriedeole
e uddha had a very clear vision of lhe osilive side of
vomanhoodasvellTheuddhadidnoldesisevomenHe
didnollhinkoflhemaslovTheuddhaassignedvomena
higher osilion lhan had been given lhem by conlemorary
IndiansocielyHereachedlosuchchiefqueensasMa!!ik
and 5amwathic The uddha assigned high osilions lo
greal nuns vho achieved sainlhood such as Mah Pa|pati
GntamiHeheledsuchladiesasKisGntamiandPatcar
vho had been overvhelmed by sorrov He acceled alms
evenfromcourlesanssuchasAmbap!i
One day vhen King Kosala vas in conversalion vilh lhe
uddha a royal messenger came and vhisered in lhe
kings ear ccn Ma!!ik has given birlh lo a daughler
Hearing lhis lhe kings face looked disgrunlled Seeing lhis
lhe uddha asked lhe king Why did you look deressed
aer hearing lhe secrel message of lhe royal courier The
king said Sir Ma!!ik has given birlh lo a daughler The
uddhasaidOGrealKinghovgoodisillohaveadaugh
lerInlimeshevillgivebirlhloasonvhovillruleacoun
lry Therefore lease bring her u vilh love and aeclion
TheuddhaconsoledKingKosalalhalvay
is demonslrales lhe inlelleclually advanced viev adoled
bylheuddhaaboulvomeninasocielylhallendedloassign
a lov osilion lo vomen The uddha shoved an inilial re
luclancelovardslheordainingofvomennolalallvilhlhe
inlenlionofrefusinglhemlheoorlunilylobeordainedIl
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vasonlyloslrenglhenlheirdiscilineindicalingvhalaseri
ousmaerilvaslogelordainedIlvasalsovilhlheinlen
lionofrovidinggrealerroleclionlomonksandnuns
WhenArahanlMahPa|patiGntamiassedavayevenlhe
uddha valked along in lhe funeral rocession Aer her
body vas cremaled lhe uddha requesled Ven Ananda lo
lace her bodily relics in lhe uddhas ovn almsbovl The
uddharequesledlheLicchavakingslobuildasluaenshrin
ing lhe almsbovl conlaining her bodily relics The uddha
vorshiedlhalslua
Whal becomes quile evidenl from lhe rules of disciline
romulgaledbylheuddhaislhalilvasdangerousforlhe
monkhoodofmalesvilhlheirchaslelifeloassocialeclosely
vilhvomenandlhalilvasdangerousforlherieslhoodand
lheir chasle life for vomen lo have close associalions vilh
menWhallheuddhadidvasloannouncelhislrulhindi
calingilaslrulh
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VAOTO
In a household lhal vas frequenled by Ven Ananda every
body vilh lhe excelion of lvo children succumbed lo an
eidemic disease called Ahivtaka rnga These lvo chil
drenvouldrunlomeellhemonksvhenlheysavlhemThe
monksvouldchaselhemavay
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OnedayVenAnandasavlhisandvasexceedinglymoved
by lhe fale of lhese lvo children He decided lo save lheir
livesalleaslbyordaininglhemullheuddhahadbanned
lheordainingofchildrenvhoverelesslhaneenyearsof
age
Knoving lhis Ven Ananda look lhese lvo children lo see
lhe uddha and exlained lhe dislress lhey faced He re
quesledlheuddhaloallovlheordainingoflheselvochil
dren Allering lhe Lav He had imosed considering lhe
secial circumslances lhe uddha alloved lhe ordaining of
childrenbeloveenvhocouldshooavayacrovInlerms
oflheconcessionVenAnandahadlhelvoorhanchildren
ordained
Mahvaggap!iAbhyuvaraBhnavra
CTI
TRCO
MIAI
OncevhenlheuddhavasresidingalNigrndhrmaMon
asleryinKailavauMahPa|patiGntamivenlloseeHim
lakingalonglvonevclolhsAervorshiinglheuddha
shesaidOlessedOneIhavemadelheselvoclolhsese
ciallyforyouIhavesunlhecoonmadelhelhreadsand
voven lhem I vould like lo see you vearing lhese clolhs
Thereforelakingilyonmeleaseaccellhese
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euddhareliedOGolamileasegivelhislolheSangha
brolherhoodThenyouvouldhaveoeredlhemlomeYou
vouldhavegivenlhemlolhebrolherhoodasvell5anghc
Gntamidchi5anghctcdinncahaccvap|itnbhavissmi
sanghnca
Golamisaid
Sirlhereareclolhslobeoeredloevenvehundred
monksinlheroyalsloresThosecanbegivenlolhe
brolherhoodWhalIvouldlikeislooerlheseloyou
yourselfandloseeyouvearinglhemThereforelease
accellhese
euddhasaid
GolamigivelheselolheSanghaThalvayyougive
lhemlomelooHerefusedlheoerforlhesecondlime
looGolamienlrealedforlhelhirdlimeTheuddha
refusedforlhelhirdlimeasvell
VenAnandaobservedalllhisHesaid
SirleaseaccellheseclolhsoeredloyoubyMah
Pa|patiGntamivilhsuchearneslnessIlislhisGolami
vhobreaslfedyoubalhedyoukelyouonherla
andbroughlyouuYourovnmolhereenMaha
Myassedavaysevendaysaeryouvereborn
MahPa|patiGntamilacedherovnsoninlhecare
ofvelnursesandfedyoualherovnbreaslShehas
heledyouimmenselyShelookrefugeinlheuddha
becauseofyouShelookrefugeinlheDhammabecause
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ofyouShelookrefugeinlheSanghabecauseofyou
Sherefrainedfromlakinglifefromlakingvhaldid
nolbelongloherfromsexualmisconduclfromuering
falsehoodandfromlakinginloxicalingliquorbecauseof
youShediselledherdoublsaboulsueringlhecause
ofsueringlhecessalionofsueringandlhealhlo
lhecessalionofsueringbecauseofyou
euddharelied
AnandailislrueIfaersonverelolakerefugein
lheThreeRefugesverelorefrainfromveevilaclions
verelohaveunsvervingdevolionlolheuddhalhe
DhammaandlheSanghaIvouldnolconsiderlhal
ersonlohavedoneagrealfavourloanyoneelseIfa
ersonverelovorshimakeoeringsrovidelhefour
requisilesIvouldnolconsiderlhalsuchaersonvould
havedoneagrealfavourlolhalindividual
Anandalherearefourleenformsofersonaloerings
Therslersonaloeringisgivinglhingslolhe
suremelyInlighlenedOne
ThesecondislheoeringgivenloaIacceka
uddhaIrivaleuddha
Thelhirdislheoeringmadeloanarahanlvhois
adiscileoflheuddha
Theoeringmadeloaersonmakinganeorllo
achievesainlhood
Theoeringgivenloanonrelurnerangmi
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Theoeringloaersonvhoisaboulloachieve
lhefruilofangmi
Theoeringloaoncerelurnersakadgmi
Theoeringloaersonmakinganeorllo
achievelhefruilofoncerelurnerslale
Theoeringloaslreamvinnersntpai
Theoeringloaersonvhoismakinganeorllo
achievelhefruilofslreamvinnerslale
Theoeringloaersonvhoisdelachedfrom
assionaleursuils
Theoeringloavirluousvorldling
Theoeringloanonvirluousvorldling
Theoeringmadeloanimals
ygivingloananimalonecanexeclahundredfoldrelurn
loanonvirluousvorldlingalhousandloavirluousvorld
lingonehundredlhousandIflhisislheoulcomevhenoer
ingsaremadelolheseersonsvhocanadequalelydescribe
lhe resull of making oerings lo lhose vho rogress in lhe
alhloarahanlsloIrivaleuddhasandloasuremelyIn
lighleneduddha
AnandalherearesevenfoldoeringslolheSanghabrolher
hood
Therslislheoeringmadelomonksandnuns
headedbylheuddha
Aerlhedemiseoflheuddhalheoeringmade
lomonksandnuns
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Theoeringmadelomonks
Theoeringmadelonuns
TheoeringgivensayingIneedsomanymonks
andsomanynunsindicalingasecicnumber
TheoeringgivensayingIneedsomanymonks
TheoeringgivensayingIneedsomanynuns
Anandainlhefulurelheoeringmadeevenloyellovrobe
clad ones vill have immense good resulls Therefore I
vould nol say lhal a ersonal oering lo vhomsoever il
is oered is of higher meril lhan an oering made lo
lhe brolherhood Na ccvham Ananda kcncci pariyycna
sanghagatya dakkhinyu p*ipugg!ika dnam mahap
pha!atara vadmi I did nol accel lhe air of clolhs of
feredlomebyMahPra|patiGntamiloincreaselhemeril
oflheoeringbygivinglhemlolhebrolherhoodheadedby
meandnolbecauseofananimosilylovardsherorbecause
Iforgollhegoodshehasdonelome
DakkinaVibhaga5ua
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VARTTI
TDR
e uddha resided al Prvrma also knovn as Migra
Mt Mansion in lhe cily of 5vahi On a fullmoon day
Ven Ananda venl lo lhe uddha vorshied Him resecl
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fullyandsaidVenSirilislaleinlhenighlTherslvalch
of lhe nighl is asl The monks have been sealed for a long
limelessedOnecouldyoukindlyreachlhemlheDiscili
naryRulesPtimnkkha
euddhadidnolresondIorlhesecondlimeVenAnanda
made lhe requesl On lhe second occasion loo lhe uddha
vas silenl On lhe lhird occasion vhen Ven Ananda made
lherequesllheuddhasaidAnandalheassembledersons
areunclean
Al lhis Ven Mngga!!na examined lhe minds of all vilh
his ovn mind Ven Mngga!!na sav vilh his divine eye
lhallherevasoneindividualvhoseolenlialvasconcealed
vhose aclions vere susicious devoid of monaslic qualilies
corruledinsidedrenchedvilhevilandfulloflhegarbage
ofdelemenls
VenMngga!!nagolufromhissealandvenloverlolhal
corrulmonkVenMngga!!nasokelohimMonklease
sland u The uddha has seen you You are nol l lo vork
alongvilholhermonks
ullhalcorrulmonkconlinuedlobesealedvilhoulsaying
a lhing Ven Mngga!!na ordered him for lhe second lime
andforlhelhirdlimeAllhisVenMngga!!nalookhimby
lhehandulledhimoulofhissealsenlhimouloflhedoor
andhadlhedoorlocked
He venl lo lhe uddha and said Sir I have senl him oul
Nov lhe assembly is clean Ilease reach lhe Ptimnkkha
DiscilinaryRuleslolhemonks
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e uddha said Mngga!!na il is very slrange Imagine
lhalcorrulersondidnolgooulunlilhevaslakenbyhis
handandvasforciblyledoul
Udnap!i5nnawaggaUpnsata5ua
CT
TCOAGONM
WhenlheuddhavasresidingalJctavanrmain5vahi
ve hundred hikkhus headed by Monk Yaso|a visiled }ela
vanaMonasleryloseelheuddhaThesemonksslarledlalk
ing lo lhe residenl monks exchanging friendly leasanlries
They venl aboul lheir lasks of rearing lheir belongings
making beds All lhe vhile lhey vere laughing shouling
TheirloudguavingcouldbeheardTheuddhaheardlhis
HeaskedVenAnandaWhoarelhoseeolevhokeeon
shoulinglikeacrovdlhalhasgalheredalalacevherelhey
areshing
Ven Ananda resonded Sir aboul ve hundred hikkhus
headed by Ven Yaso|a have come lo see you They are ex
changing leasanlries vilh residenl monks Il is lhal sound
lhalisbeingheard
euddhasaidIflhalissolellhemcomeinhereAnanda
Those monks came lo lhe resence of lhe uddha and vor
shiedHimTheuddhasokelolhemMonksvhydid
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you kee on shouling laughing guaving like a crovd of
shermenandhardlylikeagalheringofmonks
VenYaso|areliedThesemonkslravelledalongdislancelo
seeyouulvhenlheyslarledexchangingleasanlriesvilh
lhe residenl monks lhey had forgoen lhal lhey vere here
nexllovhereyouresided
euddharesondedMonksIamnolrearedloreceive
youIdonolvishlolalkloyouYoucanleavelhislaceThe
ve hundred monks icked u lheir robes and almsbovls
acceledlheirfaullandlevilhoulavord
eyle5vahiimmedialelylravelledloVa||iandsenllhe
rainyseasonincellslhalchedvilhleavesonlhebankoflhe
Rivcr Vaggumud Ven Yaso|a addressed lhe monks }usl
considerbecauseourdiscilineourreslrainlhadvaned
lhe uddha chased us oul He did lhal because of His com
assion and kindness for us Irom nov on ve musl behave
in a manner lhal lhe uddha vill arove All lhe monks
agreed During lhe rainy season all lhe monks acquired lhe
lhreefoldHigherKnovledgeTcv|
e uddha resided al 5vahi as long as He vished and
lhenseloulforaso|ourninlhecilyofVis!Whileresiding
alKtgaraMonasleryinlheforeslnearlhecilyofVesaliHe
examinedlheforlunesoflhemonksvhovenllolhebanks
ofVaggamudaHefoundlhallheyvereacquiringlhemonas
lic disciline vell The uddha asked Ven Ananda lo kee
lhosemonksinformedlhallheuddhavasnovquilekeen
loseelhemonksfromVaggumudaThevehundredmonks
vho had aained Sainlhood by lhal lime vere quile hay
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lohearilTheylookulheirrobesandalmsbovlsvanished
from lhe banks of River Vaggumuda and aeared in lhe
resenceoflheuddhaIraisinglhosemonksvhohadbeen
earlierchasedoulbylheuddhalheInlighlenedOnesoke
lhusThosevhohaveconqueredlhesikeofassionandde
lemenlsandhaveovercomelhebondsandlorluresremain
unshakenlikearockYassa|itnkmaka*haknakknsnca
vadhacabandhanacaPabbatnviyasn*hitnanc|nsukha
dukkhcsunavcdhatisabhikkhu
Udnap!iNandanaVaggaYasn|a5ua
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TRTATM
IVA
e uddha vas so|ourning in various villages and markel
lovnsandevenluallyarrivedalVeluvanaMonasleryinKa
!andaka Nivpa in Ra|agaha There He vas aicled vilh
a slomach disorder Ven Ananda knev lhal on earlier oc
casions vhen lhe uddha had lhis disorder He recovered
vhenhelooklhemedicinalbrolhmadeouloflhreevarielies
of grains The grains are rice sesame seed and green gram
Knoving lhis Ven Ananda gol lhese lhree varielies from a
home and using equal shares of lhe lhree varielies of grain
rearedabrolhhimselfHeoeredlheuddhalhebrolhhe
himselfreared
cBuddhaAnandaWheredidyougellhisbrolh
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VcnAnandaIrearedilmyselfoblainingricesesame
seedandgreengram
cBuddhaAnandavhalyoudidvasimroerIlis
vrongandunsuilableIlisnolbeingamonkIlook
mymealsogoldenlalesrearedvilhfragranlrice
andlaslycurriesIgaveualllhalandbecameamonk
IdidnolbecomeamonklorearemyovnmealsNor
didIbecomeamonklogelsomeonelocookmymeals
SosayingHerefusedlhemedicinalbrolhrearedby
VenAnandaHesliulaledlhalrearingonesovn
mealsisnolsomelhingamonkshoulddoHemadelhis
aLavofDisciline
MahVaggap!iAbbyuvaraBhnavra
CTT
VACIC
TVCD
In lhe aernoon lhe uddha vas sealed near lhe galevay
lo lhe cily He addressed Ven Ananda Ananda sludy lhis
RalanaSualheSermonoflhe}evelsIrolecllhelhreefold
forlresses of lhe greal cily of Vesali Wilh lhal eradicale lhe
harmdonebydemons
Ven Ananda learnl lhe Sermon lled lhe uddhas alms
bovlvilhroleclivevalerandsalallhegalevayoflhecily
VenAnandaconlemlaledlhevariousbirlhsoflheuddha
sincehereceivedconrmalionfromuddhaDpankaraVen
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AnandareecleduonlheIerfeclionsfullledbylheuddha
HerecalledlhesacricesmadebylheAsiranluddhaNexl
HeconlemlaledlheconcelionofIrince5iddhrthaandhis
birlhalLumbiniIleasureIarkHerecalledlhelvenlynine
yearsofIrince5iddhrthaslifeinlhealaceandhisrenunci
alionHereecleduonlhesixyearsofauslerilyandhovAs
celic 5iddhrtha aained uddhahood defealing lhe forces
ofMraDealhHeconlemlaledlhevirluesoflheuddha
Aer lhal he enlered lhe cily and valked around lhe lhree
forlressvallschanlinglheIrolecliveChanlslhroughoullhe
nighl
VenAnandachanledlhehraseYakiciinlheRatana
5ua lhe Sermon of lhe }evels ecause of lhe over and
lheecacyoflhehraselhemomenlhechanledlhosevords
and srinkled valer lhe demons vho vere louched by lhe
valer slarled eeing Those vho vere aicled became lo
lally cured al lhe louch of lhe valer Those vho recovered
lhronged round Ven Ananda The demons ran avay lo
lingvhaleverlherevasinlheiralhaslheyedThisvay
lhedangerfromdemonsdisaeared
When lhe demons vere gone diseases loo disaeared The
eolerearedadecoraledassemblyhallvilhasecialseal
in lhe cenlre for lhe uddha The relinue of ve hundred
monkssalaroundlhesealoflheuddhaLicchaviroyalsloo
assembled The chief of gods loo vas resenl Ven Ananda
valked aboul lhe cily chanling lhe roleclive chanls Those
eole vho had regained lheir heallh due lo lhe ecacy of
lhechanlinglhrongedaroundVenAnandaSurroundedby
lhemVenAnandavenlloseelheuddha
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e uddha reached lhe Ralana Sua lo lhose vho vere
assembled The uddha conlinued lo chanl il for one vhole
veek Seeing lhal all calamilies vere over lhe uddha kel
lheLicchaviroyalsinformedofil
5addharmaratnwa!iya
CTT
VAGWI
ACW
e uddha vhile on a so|ourn vilh a relinue of monks in
lhekingdomoflheMallasvisiledlherahminvillagecalled
ThnaThemomenllheyheardlhallheuddhahadarrived
in lheir village vilh a vasl relinue of monks lhe rahmins
of lhe village said We vill nol allov lhese shavenheaded
monkslodrinkfromourvells
So saying lhey lled lhe ublic vell vilh grass and slrav
The uddha aer valking a long dislance came close lo
lhalvellandsalunderalreeSealedlherelheuddhasaid
Anandafelchmesomevalerlodrink
VenAnandasaidSirlherahminsoflhisvillagehearing
lhal ve vere coming have lled lhe vell vilh grass and
slrav
e uddha said All righl Ananda felch me some valer
fromlhalvellIorlhesecondlimeVenAnandaexlained
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vhal lhe rahmins had done lo lhe vell Ior lhe lhird lime
loo lhe uddha said All righl Ananda go and felch me
somevalerfromlhalvell
When He insisled Ven Ananda venl lo lhe vell vilh lhe
almsbovlLoandbeholdlhevelllhalhadbeenlledvilh
grassandslravvaslolallylledvilhvalerinfaclilvas
brimmingover
VenAnandasaidlhemiraculousoversoflheInlighlened
Onearelrulyamazingaslonishingslunning
Acchariyabhantcabbhutabhantctathgatassa
mahiddhikatmahnubhvat
So saying Ven Ananda lled lhe bovl vilh valer and of
feredillolheuddhasaying
OlessedOneleasedrinklhisvalerOlheWell
Islablished One lease drink lhe valer Pivatu
bhagavpnyaPivatusugatnpniya
UdnaPa!iChu!!aVaggaUpadnaP!i
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VAI
OTA
Once vhen lhe uddha vas residing al Nigrndrma in
Kailavahu He became slighlly indisosed Immedialely
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aerHerecoveredalilelheSakyaKingMahnamavisiled
Him Sealed lo one side lhe king said Sir once vhen you
reached a Sermon somelime ago you said lhal lhe erson
vho is caable of keeing his mind concenlraled is a vise
oneYoualsosaidlhallhosevhoarenolableloconcenlrale
lackvisdomsamhitassaananaasamhitasaIremem
berlhisOSirvhalcomesrsldoeslrancecomersland
visdom come second Or on lhe olher hand does visdom
comerslandlrancesecond
Ven Ananda overheard lhis He said O Mahnama lhe
uddha has been ailing lalely He is recovering nov You
asked a very rofound queslion Il is nol roer lo exhausl
Him by geing Him lo ansver such queslions Do come
roundIvillansverlhalqueslion
So saying Ven Ananda look King Mahnama by his hand
lookhimasideandansveredhisqueslion
AnguaraNikyaTikaNiptaya
CTI
VAITD
OOT
When lhe uddha vas residing al Nigrndhrama in Kail
avahu lhe 5kyas conslrucled a nev assembly hall They
inviled lhe uddha lo oen il The uddha acceled lhe in
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vilalion The 5kyas received lhe uddha and lhe monks
vashedlheirfeelandledlheminlolheAssemblyHall
euddhavasoeredlhesecialsealrearedallhecenlre
oflheHallTheygollheolhermonkslosiloneilhersideof
lhe uddha The 5kyas loo vashed lheir feel and enlered
lheHallsalononesideoflheHallandlalkedlolheuddha
Theuddhaenlerlainedlhe5kyasvilhaleasanlconversa
lion and called Ven Ananda He said Ananda my back is
aching Therefore I vill resl a lile Pi**hi mc agi!yati
Tamahayamissmiti
euddhafoldedHisoulerrobefourfoldsreadilonlhe
ground and lay dovn on il in lhe lionslyle Ven Ananda
reached lhe Dhamma lo lhe 5kyas headed by lhe 5kya
King Mahnma The uddha lislened lo his sermon Al
lhe end of lhe sermon lhe uddha soke lo Ven Ananda
AnandayoureachedlheDhammaexceedinglyvell
CTS
VAITD
OOT
Once lhe uddha resided al Ghnsitrma in lhe cily of
Kosambiya Al lhal lime lhe vandering monk knovn as
Sandaka lived in lhe cave called Iulila vilh a relinue of
vehundredvanderingascelicsOneeveningVenAnanda
vilharelinueofmonksvisiledlhedvellinglaceoflhevan
deringAscelicSandakaandhisfollovers
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WhenVenAnandavisiledlhalarealheascelicsverelalking
allhelooflheirvoicesbanleringlaughingandindulging
in smalllalk Seeing Ven Ananda aroaching Wandering
AscelicSandakaaddressedhisfollovers
rolhersbesilenlDonolshoulDonolseakoul
loudIseeVenAnandaadiscileoflheuddha
aroachingvilhsomeofhisfolloversVenAnandais
averydiscilinedsubduedersonHelikesquielness
andsilenceHeexlolslhevirluesofbeingcalmand
quielThereforevhenhecomesnooneshouldshoulor
vhiserorlalkaloud
Sandakaadvisedhisfollovers
Hearing lhal lhe vandering Ascelics vere lolally silenl
When Ven Ananda arrived Sandaka valked lovards him
and received him cordially Ven Ananda vas given a seal
The vandering Ascelic Sandaka vas delighled by lhe leas
anl Dhamma sermon of Ven Ananda Sandaka requesled
his disciles lo follov lhe uddha vho vas Ven Anandas
Teacher
CTS
KKIVA
On one occasion vhen lhe uddha vas residing al }elavana
MonasleryVenAnandavenloulonhisalmsroundInlhe
aernoonhevenloverloPrvrmaKingKosalamounled
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onhiselehanlIkaundarikasavVenAnandainlhedis
lancevhenhevasonhisvayloPrvrma
ekingaskedhisIrimeMinislerSirivardenevhelherlhal
monk vas Ven Ananda The Irime Minisler relied Yes
lhalisVenAnandaThekingsenlaroyalmessengerlomeel
Ven Ananda and requesled him lo kindly slay |usl for one
momenliflheVenerablevasnolinaarlicularhurry
e messenger look lhe kings vord lo Ven Ananda Ven
Ananda acceled lhe kings requesl in silence and sloed
The king alighled from lhe elehanl valked over lo Ven
Ananda and vorshied him He lhen asked lhe monk lo
come over lo lhe River Aciravali if he vas nol arlicularly
busy
Ven Ananda venl lo lhe River Aciravali as inviled and sal
under a lree The king venl as far as he could go on his el
ehanlvalkedlheresloflhedislancecameloVenAnanda
and vorshied him The king sread lhe carel used for
lhe elehanlride and asked Ven Ananda lo sil on il Ven
Anandasaidlhalilvasallrighlforhimasilvasbulasked
lhekinglosilonlhecarel
NexlKingKosalaulseveralqueslionsloVenAnandaThe
king vas exceedingly hay aboul lhe hilosohic relies
givenlolhosebyVenAnandaThekingsaid
VenAnandaifilisallrighlforyouloaccelanobleel
ehanl I vill gladly oer you one If il is roer for you
loaccelahighbredhorseIvillgiveyouoneIfiliscor
reclforyouloaccellheoerofavillageIvillgiveyoua
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villageulIknovlhallheyareunaccelableTherefore
I vill oer you lhis riceless clolh knovn as |aniiika six
leen cubils in lenglh and eighl cubils in vidlh and re
senledlomebyKingA|asaa
Ven Ananda relied O Greal King I have lhe lhreefold
robes Therefore I do nol need lhal clolh The king soke
lhis vay Ven Sir vhen il rains in lhe mounlains in lhe
uer reaches lhis River Aciravali oods and overovs In
lhe same vay make your lhreefold robes oul of lhis clolh
YoucangiveyouroldrobeslosomeoneelseThereforelease
accel lhis clolh Ven Ananda acceled il as requesled by
lheking
Aer lhe king le Ven Ananda narraled lhe vhole slory lo
lhe uddha and oered il lo lhe uddha The uddha ad
dressinglhemonkssokelhisvay
O Monks il vas mosl rolable for King Kosala lo be
able lo see Ven Ananda Il is a maer of high rol for
KingKosalalobeableloassocialevilhVenAnanda
Lbh bhikkhavc ran pascnadissa Knsa!assa su!ad
dham !bh bhikkhavc Ran pascnadissa Knsa!assa
yar|pascnadiKnsa!n!abhatiAnandadassanya
Labhatipayurupsanyti
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CTI
TAASM
WVA
Onedaylheuddhavasvalkingalongexamininglheresi
dencesoflhemonksvilhVenAnandaaendingHimInlhe
inseclionlourlheycameuonamonkvhovaslyingonhis
ovnbodyvaslesueringfromanaculeslomachache
cBuddhaWhalislroublingyou
cmnnkMyslomachachesIcannolbearu
cBuddhaIslherenooneloaendloyou
cmnnkNoSir
cBuddhaWhydonllheyhelyou
c mnnk I did nol hel olhers vhen lhey fell ill Thal
maybelhereason
c Buddha Ananda lease come here Ilease bring
valerlobalhelhismonk
VenAnandabroughlavesselofvalerTheuddhavashed
lhemonkvhovaslyingonhisovnbodyvasleVenAnanda
vashedhimrubbinghisbodyTheuddhalookhimbylhe
hand Ven Ananda look him by his feel Tvo of lhem lo
gelher ul lhe monk on anolher bed Necessary medical al
lenlionvasrovidedecauseoflhislheuddhahadalllhe
monks in lhe monaslery assembled Addressing lhe assem
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bledmonkslheuddhasokelhusIslhereasickmonkin
anyoflheserooms
MnnksSirlhereisasickmonkinoneoflherooms
cBuddhaWhalisailinghim
MnnksAslomachache
cBuddhaIslhereanyoneloaenduonhim
MnnksNoSir
cBuddhaHovislhal
MnnksSirlhalmonkneverevenlookedalasickmonk
ecauseoflhallhereisnoonelolookaerhimvhenhe
issick
cBuddhaMonksyoumonksdonolhaveamolheror
afalherThereisnooneelseresonsibleforyouMonks
donolhaveguardiansThereforemonksmuslheleach
olherWhenonemonkfallsillolhersmuslgellogelher
andaenduonhimIflhalisnoldonevhoelsevould
hellhemonksIflhalisnoldonevhosehelcanlhey
gelOMonksifsomeoneaendsuonmehehaslo
aenduonlhesickYnbhikkhavcmaupa**hahcyya
sngi!naupa**hahcyya
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CTN
IRUTI
OT
e relinue of lhe uddha vho is lhe Monarch of lhe
Dhamma is lhe Order of Monks In conlemorary India
menofreligionascelicshermilselcvorerobesmadeof
leoardsskinbarksanimalhairandvariousolhermalerials
Theuddhadidnolromulgaleanylavaboulrobesunlillhe
righlmomenlarrivedMonksslarledvearingrobesmadeof
uncul clolh and robes of slainedhue Ieole slarled nding
faullvilhlhemonkssayingThemonksvhoarelhesons
ofSakyahaveslarledvearingclolheslikesensuouslaymen
OnedayvhenlheuddhavasonHisvaylolheDakkhina
giriareafromRa|agahaHenolicedlheslrelchofaddyelds
called Maghadha Kelhu lhe slrelch of Magadha addy
eldsHeobservedhovalargeareavasdelimiledbylarge
ridgesvhichverelongandvideandhovinsidelhallarge
enclosure lhere vere small enclosures delimiled by smaller
ridges Seeing lhis He said lo Ven Ananda Ananda order
lhemonkslocullheclolhforlheirrobesinlhemannerridges
arebuillinlhalslrelchofaddyelds
AccordinglyVenAnandalrainedlhemonkslocullheclolh
for lhe robes vilh large enclosures cross enclosures large
saces small saces branches elc The syslem inilialed by
VenAnandalorearerobessreadamongalllhemonks
e uddha raised Ven Ananda as a greal genius for lan
ning oul lhe robes of monks as a melhodical vearing ilem
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Iraising Ven Ananda lhe uddha said Ven Ananda is a
manofvisdomHeisagrealgeniusPanditnbhikkhavc
AnandnMahpanbhikkhavcAnandn
Ilisyearssincelheculoflherobevaslannedaccord
inglolheaerninvhichaeldhadbeenlaidoulTheonly
grou in lhe vorld conlinuing lhal aern inlacl vilh no
changelodaleislheorderofuddhislmonksoflheThera
vadaschool
CI
TSASTVA
A easanl in an area close lo lhe cily of Savahi vas busy
loughing his eld In lhe revious nighl a band of robbers
had broken inlo lhe house of an auenl erson in lhe cily
had slolen much gold and olher ob|ecls One robber in lhe
bandlookabundleofonelhousandgoldcoinsunknovnlo
lhe olhers and hid il in his vaisl band The robbers shared
lhe booly and valked along lhal easanls eld The slolen
bundleoflhousandgoldcoinshadfallenonlheridgeoflhe
eldunknovnlolherobbervhosloleilfromlheolhermem
bersoflhegang
When lhe uddha conlemlaled lhe vorld in lhe morning
vilhHiscomassionaleeyeHesavlheinnocenlfarmerThe
uddha sav vilh His divine eye lhal lhe innocenl farmer
vouldbechargedforalhehedidnolcommilandlhalhe
vouldbesenlencedlodealhiflheuddhadidnolinlervene
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OnlylheWordoflheuddhavouldbeacceledTheuddha
alsoknevlhallhefarmerhadlheolenlialilyloachievead
vancedsirilualrogressThalvasvhyHedecidedlogolo
lhal eld earlyinlhe morningAccordinglylheuddha vis
iledlheeldinlhecomanyofVenAnanda
e farmer sav lhe uddha and Ven Ananda visiling his
eldHevorshiedlheuddhaandVenAnandaandvenl
backlohisvorkinlheeldTheuddhadidnollellhimany
lhing He addressed Ven Ananda Ananda lease see lhal
serenlSosayinglheuddhaoinledlolhebundleofgold
coins on lhe ridge of lhe eld Ven Ananda venl near lhe
bundleandvilhoulsayingilvasnolaserenlbulabagof
gold coins lold lhe uddha Yes Sir il is a serenl Aer
lheuddhaandVenAnandalelhelacelhefarmervenl
lherevilhlheinlenlionofkillinglheserenlWhenhevenl
lo lhe sol shovn by lhe uddha he sav lhal lhere vas a
bundleofgoldcoinsHelookilkelilcloselovherehevas
loughingandvenlonvilhhislask
e nexl day lhe ovners of lhe house lhal had been broken
inloslarledlookingforlhievesvhoslolelheirveallhThey
kel on folloving lhe foolrinls of lhe lhieves They lraced
lhefoolrinlslolhaleldTherelheyfoundlhebagofgold
coinsTheyarresledlhefarmerTheylooklhebundleofgold
coinsandlhefarmerandlodgedacomlainlbeforelheking
ThekingsmenlooklhefarmeravaylorluringhimHevas
being led lo lhe lace vhere criminals vere execuled As
hevasbeingledavaylhefarmerasifheverereealinga
manlrakelonreealingAnandadidyouseelheserenl
AnandadidyouseelheserenlThekingsmenvereuz
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zledvhylhismanshouldkeeonreealinglhenamesoflhe
uddhaandVenAnandaThekingvasinformedaboullhis
HelhensummonedlhefarmerandaskedhimaboulilThe
farmer said lhal lhe uddha came lo his eld lhal morning
vilhVenAnandaandlhallheysokeaboulaserenlThe
farmer said lhal vhen he venl lo lhal sol he found lhal
bundleofgoldcoinsThekinglooklhefarmerlolheresence
oflheuddhaThekingvorshiedlheuddhaandasked
him Sir did you visil lhis mans eld yeslerday vilh Ven
AnandaWaslhisfarmerloughinglhereDidyoushovVen
Anandaaserenlinlhaleld
euddhareliedYesOgrealkingIvenllhereIsava
serenllhereandshovedilloVenAnandaThisfarmerlook
hold of lhal serenl vilh no regard for my advice and has
golinlodiculliesWhalIreferredloasaserenlvaslhe
bundle of gold coins Money is like a serenl Many eole
gelinlodiculliesandcomelogriefbecauseofmoneyThis
manisnolalhiefHeisinnocenlulbecauseheloucheda
bundle of gold coins vhich vas a slolen lhing belonging lo
olhers he vas reduced lo lhis slale The uddha delivered
a sermon aboul lhe incidenl The farmer vas freed on lhe
evidenceoflheuddhaesideslhefarmeraainedSlream
vinnerslalus5ntpai
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CIO
VAAVV
Once vhen he vas residing al }elavana Monaslery in Saval
lhiVenAnandavenlonhisalmsroundVenVangisacame
behindhimonhisalmsroundVenVangisasavabeauliful
youngvomanHelhoughlvellofheraearanceandshae
AnerolicfeelingarosevilhinhimSincehevasamonkvho
enlered lhe order enlirely because of his devolion his vays
veredireclandoenThereforeheinformedVenAnandaof
lheassionlhalarosevilhinhim
KmargcnadayihmiCiamcparidayihati
5dhunibbpanabruhiAnukampyaGntama
My body is aame vilh assion My mind is burning al
logelher Ven Golama lease lel me knov hov I could
quenchlhisre
Ven Ananda said Vangisa your mind burns because you
cannol knov lhe realily lhe lrue slale of lhings Give u
lheimressionsgoodbeaulifulandausiciousvhichcause
assionConsiderallformalionsasimermanenlandsorrov
fraughl Do nol lhink of lhose as a soul or self ench lhe
grealreofassionlhalkeesonburningeoleTurnyour
mind lo lhe Medilalion on Imurilies Kee your mind in a
lranceMedilaleonlheNalureoflheodyandincreaseyour
disillusionmenlDeveloinsighlmedilalionanddiscardyour
rideVenAnandaadvisedhiminlhalvay
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CIT
VAHA
e uddha resided in enares for a long vhile and venl
for a so|ourn in an area called Andakavinda vilh a relinue
of bhikkhus Al lhal lime lhe eole in villages and
markellovnsfollovedlheuddhaandHisrelinueofmonks
vilhcarlloadsofsuchrovisionsasricesalloilsolhallhey
vouldbeablelooeralmslolheuddhaandlhemonkslhe
momenllherevasanoorlunily
AboulvehundredbeggarsloofollovedlhemTheuddha
conlinuedalonglheroadloAndakavindaandnallyarrived
lhere One auenl rahmin vailed for over lvo monlhs lo
oeralmslolheuddhaandlhemonksbulvasslillunable
lo gel an aoinlmenl He decided lhal he should look for
dishesnolincludedinlheusualalmsoersWhenhekelon
exloringvhaldisheshadnolbeenoeredhefoundlhalno
onehadgivengruelbeeshoneyandhoneycombs
He mel Ven Ananda and requesled him lo ask lhe uddha
if lhe Inlighlened One vould accel lhe alms oer of gruel
bees honey and honeycombs Ven Ananda informed lhe
uddha of lhe rahmins requesl The uddha said lhal He
vouldaccellheoerTherahminoeredgruelbeeshoney
andhoneycombslolheuddhaandlhemonks
Al lhe end of lhe almsoering lhe uddha reached a
Sermon indicaling len advanlages lhal accrue from laking
gruelThesearelhelenadvanlagesWhenyoulakegruelyou
become longlived your comlexion imroves you become
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heallhyyoubecomeslrongyourvisdomandinlelligenceim
rovelhegruelquencheshungerquellslhirslbalanceslhe
vind elemenl in lhe body cleanses lhe bovels and enables
lhedigeslionofundigesledarliclesoffood
CIT
VAOA
OnedayVenAnandasavalileurchinvearingaragvilh
a broken vessel in hand going aboul begging Ven Ananda
askedhimChildisilnolbeerforyoulobecomeamonk
giving u begging The urchin relied Ven Sir I vould
like lo be ordained ul vho vould ordain eole like us
VenAnandasaidTobeordainedildoesnolmaervhelher
aersonisrichoroorWhalisessenlialisonlylheconsenl
oflheersonIfyouvouldlikelobeordainedIvillcerlainly
ordainyou
So saying Ven Ananda look him along lo lhe monaslery
balhedlheurchinhimselflaughlhimlheob|eclsofmedila
lionloremoveobslacleslolheaainmenlofSainlhoodand
ordainedhim
Hevashedlheraglhalvasvornbylheurchinandlriedlo
nd oul vhelher il could be ul lo some use like draining
valerHefoundlhalilcouldnolbeusedinanyvayThere
forehelacedlhalragalongvilhhisbeggingvesselonlhe
branch of a lree The vay he laced lhose shoved lhal Ven
Anandavasnolquilecerlainhovlhingsvouldlurnoul
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al urchin because he vas ordained belaledly consumed
vhal vas oered lo lhe uddha acquired esh and blood
andslarledvearingmagnicenlrobeslhalbecameavailable
duelolheoveroflheuddhaIvenluallyhebecamebored
vilhlhelifeallhemonasleryHelhoughlWhenoneisnol
aachedlolheOrdervhalisgivenbydevoleesisofnouse
AsmyragisslilllhereIvillgiveurobes
He look lhe rag in his hand and found lhal his lhoughls
vere as coarse as his rag He addressed himself You are a
shamelessersonDidyoulhinklhalyoucouldgiveulhe
uddhas Disensalion vhich gives you ne robes and go
aroundbegginglakinglhisbrokenvesselinhandinsleadof
lhealmsbovlWhenyouvereordainedyoudiscardedlhe
ragandlhebrokenvesselWhalifbolhoflhosehadbeende
slroyed al lhal lime Whal vould you have done lhen You
seemlolallyshameless
Headvisedhimselflhisvayasifsomeoneelsevasadvising
him When he kel on advising himself his disillusionmenl
vilhlheDisensalionloodisaearedHekellheragand
leavinglhebrokenbeggingvessellherebyilselfrelurnedlo
lhemonaslery
On several occasions he reealed lhis rocess He vould go
lolhelacevherelheragvaslacedlalklohimselfadvis
inghimselfandchanginghismindvouldcomebacklolhe
monasleryThemonksvouldaskhimoccasionallyvherehe
vas going When asked he vould say I venl lo my leacher
looblainhisadviceThisvaylearninglheabsorlionlolhe
Disensalion from lhe rag and lhe broken vessel he devel
oedinsighlandinafevdaysbecameanArahanl
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WhenhebecameanArahanlhis|ourneyinlhecycleofbirlhs
came lo an end Along vilh il his |ourney lo lhe rag also
ended Monks vould ask him Iriend donl you go lo see
lheleacherlhesedaysThemonkvouldrelyWhenlhere
vas a reason I vould go ul nov lhal reason is gone The
monks venl lo lhe uddha and informed Him lhus Sir
Ilder Iilolika says lhal he is an Arahanl The uddha lis
lened and resonded Yes monks vhen lhe minds of my
sons are deled and blemished lhe vanderings in sasra
increase Nov he is devoid of blemishes has lravelled in
sasra has become diminished His valk loo sloed in
lhesamemanner
e uddha lhen reached a Sermon A discilined horse
avoidsveaonsaimedalilInlhesamevaylhosevhorac
liselherulesofmonkhooddonolallovinsullsandabuseslo
aecl lhem Iven if some kammic forces aecl lhem during
lhis birlh lhey avoid lhem in lhe nexl birlh Anyone vho
eradicalesanevillhoughllhroughasenseofshamevillbe
like lhis monk Iilolika A good horse may al one oinl gel
aackedbyaveaonulnexllimehevillmakeaneorllo
avoid il In lhe same vay you loo musl make an eorl You
musldeveloadisillusionmenlaboullhecycleofbirlhsYou
musldiscardalllhesueringsyouexeriencedinyourvan
deringslhroughsamsara|uslasVenIilolikagaveuhissuf
ferings by concenlraling on lhe rag and lhe broken begging
vesselYoumuslinlhesamevayconcenlraleonlhesuer
ingsyoufacedduringlhecycleofbirlh
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VenAnuruddhavasaslricladherenloflheracliceofvear
ing robes made of cemelery shrouds and discarded clolhes
OnedayVenAnuruddhafoundlhalhisrobevasvornoul
andlhreadbareHelriedlondclolhforarobeingarbage
dumsandlhirlylhreelacesoflhallye
evifeofhislhirdreviouslifehadbeenreborninlheTava
limsa Heaven as celeslial maiden }alini She sav hov lhis
monkvhoen|oyedlremendousluxuryinlhalreviousbirlh
vas nov going aboul looking for rags She selecled lhree
divine clolhs each lhirleen cubils in lenglh and four cubils
invidlhShelhoughlIfIresenledlheseinlhisformilself
hevouldnolaccellhembecauseofhisauslerilyShelhen
lacedlheclolhsinagarbageheainvhichlhemonkvould
berummagingforragsmakingonlylheedgeaear
e monk searching for rags along lhal slreel sav only lhe
edgeoflhedivineclolhsHekelonullingilandsavlhe
divineclolhsHedecidedlhallheyvereinkeeingvilhhis
rincialofusingonlydiscardedclolhs
On lhe day aoinled for lhe making of robes lhe uddha
venllolhismonasleryvilharelinueofvehundredmonks
Iighly rincial disciles vere also lhere Ven Maha Kas
saa assumed lhe osilion of lhe chief monk for lhe rilual
of rearing robes Ven Sariua vas sealed in lhe cenlre
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VenAnandasalallheendeyondhimlheolhermonkssal
Those vho vere sealed al lhe ouler edge vould veave lhe
lhreadsTheuddhadidnolslayinacliveasHevaslheAll
Inlighlened One He vould lhread lhe needles The monks
assigned lo slilch Ven Maha Kassaa Ven Sariua and
VenAnandavenlonsevinglherobesIflhereverecerlain
lhingsneededforlhesevingoflherobesVenMahaMoggal
lanavouldlookaerlhoseneedsThedivinedamselvhodo
naledlheclolhsforlherobesenleredlhevillageandexulled
lhalforlherearalionoflherobesforVenAnuruddhalhe
uddhaandlheeighlygrealdiscilesarrivedvilhlheircon
slanlrelinueofvehundredmonks
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Once lhe uddha resided al Savahi Aer a vhile He
lraveledlovariousselemenlsAllhelimehevasavayfrom
Savahimanydevoleescamelolhemonasleryvilhovers
incense elc and nol seeing lhe uddha lhey vere sorely
dislressedNolknovinganyolherlacevherelheselhings
could be oered lhey heaed vhalever lhey broughl along
nearlhemonasleryandvenlavay
GuildleaderAnthapiikaandmanyolherdevoleesseeing
lhesediscardedoversverelolallyovercomevilhemolion
Theyfelllhallheyshouldhaveanob|ecllhalcouldbevener
aledlikelheuddhavheneverlheycouldnolseelheuddha
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Aer discussing lhe maer among lhemselves lhey venl lo
lhemonasleryononeoccasionvhenlheuddhavasresenl
lhereTheyvereexceedinglyhayloseelheuddha
NexllheyvisiledVenAnandaandsokelohimlhusVen
erableSirveverenolableloseelheuddhaalllhesedays
There vas no oorlunily for us lo make oerings lo Him
ThismadeussorelydislressedIlislhenalureoflheuddha
lo lravel aboul for lhe vellbeing of many Ilease ask lhe
uddhalogranlussomelhinglovorshiandmakeoerings
lo vhen lhe uddha is nol al lhe monaslery Ven Ananda
venl lo lhe uddha and informed Him of lhis silualion He
asked lhe uddha Venerable Sir vhal are lhe ob|ecls lhal
shouldbevorshiedinlaceofyouassuminglhalvesee
youinlhem
e uddha relied Ananda ob|ecls of vorshi are lhree
fold namely sririka uddcsika and pribhngika Of lhese
sririka bodily relics are ob|ecls of lhe uddhas body Ud
dcsika ob|ecls are lhe uddhas Doclrine and images lhal
looklikelheuddhaPribhngikaob|eclsarelhoseusedby
lhe uddha The uddhas almsbovl The odhi Tree lhal
shellered Him Therefore if you bring a saling from lhe
sacred odhi Tree lanl il here al }elavana Monaslery and
honourandvorshiilasifyouvereseeingmeinillhalis
equivalenllohonouringandreseclingmeersonally
VenAnandaloldlhisloKingKosalaandalllhosevhomal
leredImmedialelyhehadaholedugallheenlrancelo}ela
vanaMonasleryandhadlhesiledecoraledHevenlloVen
MoggallanaandsaidVenerableSircouldyouleasegolo
lhesacredodhiTreeandbringbackasalingforus
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AllhallimeVenMoggallanaresolvedlhalalllhoseresenl
lhere should see him going and bringing back a saling of
lhe Tree Aer lhal resolve he rose inlo lhe sky and venl lo
lhe sile of lhe odhi Tree bringing a saling back vilhoul
allovingillohillhegroundHerelurnedinslanllylhrough
lheskyalighledonlhegroundandhandedoverlhesaling
loVenAnanda
VenAnandareceivedilvilhbolhhandsandhandedilover
loKingKosalaVenAnandasaidlolhekingOgrealKing
lanllhisvilhyourovnhands
ekingreceivedilina|evelcaskelkelilonhisheadcir
cled lhe hole lhree limes vilh his righlhand side lurned lo
lhe sile and lhoughl lhus I cannol be sure of being king
alvaysThereforeIdonolknovvhelheranyolherkingsuc
ceedingmevillhavelhesameaeclionforlhislreeasIhave
ul guild leaders are like solid earlh I vill gel guild leader
Analhaindikalolanllhis
Wilhlhallhoughlhehandediloverlolheguildleadersaying
GuildleaderleaselanllhisvilhyourovnhandsAllhal
slagelheyhadagoldenbovlvorlhonehundredlhousand
lledvilhfragranlmudvilhaholemadealilsboomand
lheguildleaderlacedlheosalinginlhefragranlmud
Inslanlly vhile all lhe eole looked on lhe lanl rose u
iercing lhe earlh like a celeslial serenl The lanl had a
large leaf and a lender leaf This lanl vhich arose due lo
lheoveroflheuddhaandlhearahanlsandlhedevolion
of lhe king and lhe guild leader kel on groving u vilh
a large lrunk and branches sreading in all direclions Ils
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leavesverelikeemeraldsThelenderleavesresembledcorals
andinslanllyilbecamecomelyvilhreddenedfruilsAlllhe
eoleinandaroundlhecilyofSavahivereover|oyedby
lhismiracleTheyconlinuedlocelebralelhisevenl
KingsandinuenlialmenandvomenofSavahibuillavall
aroundlhisodhiTreeSincelheodhiTreevaslanledal
lherequeslofVenAnandailvascalledlheAnandaodhi
TreeDevoleesvereassignedlomakeoeringslolheodhi
Treeeachday
Ven Ananda sav lhe uddha vorshied him and said
VenerableSiryouneednoldeclareyourgrealnessfromloday
on Irom loday on lhis Ananda odhi Tree vill delighl lhe
vholevorldandvillbeofservicelolhevholeofmankind
ThemassesmadeoeringslolhisAnandaodhiTreeVener
ableSiryoumuslconsecralelhisodhiTreebysiingallhe
foolofilconlemlaling|uslasyoudidvhenyousalunder
lhesacredodhiTreeandaainedInlighlenmenl
euddhasaldovnunderlheAnandaodhiTreeenlered
inlodeemedilalionandsenlonevholenighllhereinlhal
oslure Irom lhal day on even vhen lhe uddha vas nol
al }elavana Monaslery il vas as if lhe uddha vere erma
nenlly resenl lhere Oerings conlinued lo be made lo lhe
AnandaodhiTreeallheraleofonehundredlhousand
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Magandhi vas fruslraled lhal she could nol gel anylhing
doneShedecidedlhalshevoulddosomelhinglolheuddha
Himself Delermined lhal vay she bribed lhe eole of lhe
cily and lold lhem lo gel lheir urchins lo sland in various
lacesandloscoldandabuselheuddhavhenHecamelo
lhecilyforlhealmsroundandsolochasehimoulAccel
inglhalassignmenllhosemisbelieversvhoverenolhay
vilh lhe Three }evels sav lhe uddha enlering lhe cily on
HisalmsroundandslarledabusingHimTheyscoldedHim
andinsulledHimusinglhelenfoldabusivelerms
ey said You are a lhief You are a fool You are an idiol
YouareacamelYouareananimalYouareabeaslYouvill
nevergainaleasanllaceYouvillgelonlyvoefulslales
Ven Ananda hearing lhese abusive vords informed lhe
uddhalhisvaySireoleoflhiscilyhavenodevolionlo
lheThree}evelsTheyscoldinsullandabuseLeluslease
leavelhislaceandgolosomeolhercily
euddhalislenedlohimandaskedIfinlhiscilylhalve
vill go lo eole slarled insulling us vhere vill ve go
VenAnandasaidIflheylooareequallyabusivevevillgo
loanolhercily
euddhasokelhusAnandalhalvayofgoingfromone
cilyloanolherisnollheroerlhinglodoIfanoencehas
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haenedinonelacevevillulilrighllhereWevillgo
lo anolher lace only aer lhe maer has been fully seled
here
Nexl He asked Ven Ananda Ananda vho are lhose vho
insullusVenAnandareliedSiralllheeoleslarling
fromservanlsandlabourersareinsullingus
HearinglhislheuddhasaidIamlikeanelehanlvhohas
enleredlhebalegroundTheelehanlinlhebaleground
loleralesarrovsfromallfourdireclionsIamrearedlofor
givelheinsullsofunvirluouseole
e uddha conlinued Ananda do nol vorry They vill
insull for aboul seven days On lhe eighlh day lhey vill be
silenl like dumb eole If lhere is an oence againsl lhe
uddhailvillnollaslmorelhansevendays
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euddharesidedalPrvrmabuillbyVishakaOneday
vhenilvasexlremelycoldlheuddhahadasealreared
forHimselfinlheoenairoulsidelhemonasleryHesalin
ilandad|usledlherobelouncoverhisbacksolhallhesuns
raysfellonHisbackInlhisvayHebaskedinlhesun
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VenAnandacamelhereandvorshiedHimslrokinglhe
uddhas back Ven Ananda remarked O Sir il is quile
slrange In earlier days your comlexion vas very clear Il
really gleamed lhen Nov il is changed Iarlier lhe skin
vasverysmoolhNovlilevrinkleshavebegunloaear
Your body vas slraighl earlier Nov il is beginning lo bend
Yourorganseyesearsnoselongueandlhebodyhavenov
changedfromlhosedaysTheydonollooklhesameloday
euddhalhensaidYesyouarerighlAnandaIlisnalu
ral lhal one gels old vhen youlh ends Nalural loo lhal one
gels sick vhen good heallh is gone Il is nalural lhal dealh
shouldoccurvhenlifeendsInlhosedaysmyskinvasvery
smoolhIlvasveryclearThebodylhalvasurighlisnov
benlMysenseorganseyesearsnosearenovveak
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e uddha resided al one lime in lhe markel lovn of Kam
masa damma in lhe counlry of Kurus Then one day Ven
Ananda venl lo lhe uddha vorshied Him and slood
lo one side Addressing lhe uddha he said Sir il is very
slrangeIlisunbelievableThisTeachingofDeendenlOrigi
nalion pa*icca samuppda seems dee and dicull for all
ul for me il is quile easy I can undersland il vell and
clearly
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euddhasaidOAnandadonolsaysuchlhingsThisDe
endenl Originalion pa*icca samuppda Dhamma is quile
deeandrofoundAslheycannolcomrehendlhisDoclrine
alllheeoleinlhisvorldarelikeasooloflhreadnibbled
bymiceorelselikebirdsneslsbuillofallkindsofbilsand
iecesorelselheyarelikearoevovenoulofvariousslrands
of grasses They are incaable of nding oul lhe beginning
orlheendoflhingsandareconfusedTheyremaingluedlo
lheresenlexislencefullofvrongvievsincaableofgeing
over lhe suerings of lhe voeful slales and lhe suerings of
lhe cycle of exislence lhe uddha said indicaling |usl hov
rofoundDeendenlOriginalionpa*iccasamuppdavas
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euddhasokelhusloVenAnandaAnandarahmin
Iarasariyaleachesasyslemofmedilalionlohisdiscilesad
vocalinglhalonemuslnollookalvisualob|eclsvilhones
eyesandoneshouldnollislenlosoundsvilhonesearsIn
lermsoflhallheblindersonvhocannolseeandlhedeaf
erson vho cannol hear are raclilioners of ob|ecl medila
lionullheob|eclmedilalionIleachislhehigheslandilis
dierenl
en Ven Ananda requesled lhe uddha lo exlain lo him
lheformofob|eclmedilalionadvocaledbylheuddha
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e uddha exlained A monk ordained by my Disensa
lion is hay seeing visual ob|ecls Or else he vill feel un
hayseeingavisualob|eclorelsehevillhaveaneulral
feeling of being neilher hay nor unhay The monk be
comes avare lhal he has exerienced a hay feeling an
unhay feeling or a neulral feeling of being neilher hay
nor unhay eing lhus avare he kees his mind neulral
orunaecledbylheimacloflhevisualob|eclTokeelhe
mind neulral he conlemlales lhe Three Characlerislics Ti
!akkhaa vhich are imermanence suering and soulless
nessaniccadukkhaanaaSincelhelhoughlsariseeilher
lhrough liking or disliking such lhoughls lend lo ucluale
andlobeimermanenlHeconcenlraleshismindonneulral
insighl
A erson vho ossesses eyes oens and closes lhe eyes in
slanllyInlhesamevaylhelikingordislikingarisingfrom
seeingavisualob|ecldisaearinalrice
al kind of insighl neulralily eslablished in a mind is de
scribed by me as lhe ob|ecl medilalion relaling lo visual ob
|ecls In lhe unaralleled ob|ecl medilalion relaling lo a
sound heard lhrough lhe ear a smell exerienced lhrough
lhenosealasleexeriencedlhroughlhelonguealouchex
eriencedlhroughlhebodyandlhemenlalhenomenonex
eriencedlhroughlhemindhavelobelearnlinlermsoflhe
visualob|eclivemedilalion
Ifamonkisableloeslablishinhismindlheinsighlneulral
ilyconlemlalingasimermanencesueringandsoulless
nesslhelikesanddislikeslhalaearinlhemindlhrough
lhe six senseob|ecls of visual ob|ecl sounds smells elc
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lakeninbylhesixorganseyesearsnoseelclhalislhe
unaralleledob|eclmedilalionadvocaledbyuddhism
O Ananda if a given monk seeing a visual ob|ecl vilh lhe
eye hearing a sound lhrough lhe ear exeriencing a smell
lhrough lhe nose oblaining a lasle lhrough lhe longue feel
ing a louch lhrough lhe body and acquiring an exerience
lhroughlhemindreceivesaleasureadisleasureoraneu
lralailudeifallhallhemonkbecomesashamedorreelled
lhalislheailudeoflhediscilesckhapatipad
Ananda lhe grealesl medilalion is ob|ecl medilalion y
leachinglhisIhavedonevhalacomassionalekindleacher
shoulddolohisdiscilesAnandamedilaleHerearelrees
HereareemlyhousesMedilaleDonoldelayDonolreenl
lalerThisismyadmonilionloyou
EtniAnandarukkham!nictnisugrni|hyth
nandampamdahampacchvippa*isrinnahuvaha
ayavnamhtaanussan
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hikkhunis liked Ven Ananda beer lhan Ven Maha Kas
saa ul Ven Ananda had a high regard for Ven Maha
Kassaa Il vas lhe kind of regard one has for ones leacher
Onedayanovicemonkvanledlooblainhigherordinalion
from Ven Maha Kassaa On lhis occasion Ven Maha Kas
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saasenlvordloVenAnandaloreadlhediscilinaryrule
Kamma Vkya al lhe higher ordinalion Ven Ananda re
fusedlheinvilalionbecausehedidnolvanllomenlionVen
MahaKassaasnameHesenlvordsayinglhalhecouldnol
ronounce lhe Discilinary Regulalion Kamma Vkya be
causehecouldnolreferloVenMahaKassaaashevashis
leacherNhamussmithcrassanmagahctugarumc
ThcrnitiIcannolseaklhenameofVenMahaKassaa
becauseheismyleacher
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Iive lay disciles venl lo lhe monaslery keen lo lislen lo a
SermonbylheuddhaTheyvorshiedHimandslayedlo
one side Il never occured lo lhe uddha These are royals
lhesearebrahmanslheseareveallhyoneslheseareoorI
villreachlongerlolheseIvillreachbrieylolhese
SincelheDhammareachedbylheuddhadoesnolbecome
richvhenilreacheslheveallhyoroorvhenilreacheslhe
oor lhe Dhamma is alvays of lhe same qualily Therefore
Hereachesindelaillikelheceleslialrivercomingdovnlo
earlhvilhdueresecllolheDhamma
Of lhe ve eole lislening lo lhe uddhas reaching one
vas nol very inleresled in lislening lo lhe Dhamma There
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foreheslelsealedAnolhervasdravinglinesonlheoor
vilh his ngers Anolher vas shaking a branch of a lree
nearby Anolher vas looking al lhe sky as if valching lhe
lacefromvherelheSermonemergedOneoflhemlislened
lolheSermonvilhoulanydislraclionfromlhelimehersl
venllolislenlolheuddha
VenAnandavasfanninglheuddhaallhallimeTherefore
hevasableloobservehovlhosevelislenedlolheSermon
HesaidlolheuddhaOSiryoukeeonreachinglolhem
like a lorrenlial rain ouring on all lhe four greal islands
vilhouleverlhinkinglhereareonlyveandlheyarenolsuf
cienlWhileyouarereachinglhisvayoneersonisslee
ingasifhebrokeresllaslnighlAnolherdravslinesonlhe
groundasifcommiinglheSermonheheardlomemoryby
vriling il on lhe sand Anolher kees on shaking a branch
likeaersonvhohasloslhisvayinlhevildernessindical
inghisresenceAnolherkeesonlookingallheskyasifhe
vereslargazingAnolherlislensvilhaenlionvellfocused
Hearing lhis lhe uddha said Ananda do you knov all
lheseeole
No Sir I do nol knov lhem relied Ananda The uddha
saidLislenoneoflhemvhosleesforgeinglhalheislis
leninglolheDhammahadbeenborninonehundredbirlhs
asaserenlandvassleeingvilhhisheadonhiscoilsAl
resenlloohisfondnessforsleehasnoldiminishedThere
foremySermondoesnolreachhisears
Ven Ananda enquired Was he born a serenl in ve hun
dredbirlhsconlinuously
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euddhasaidAnandalhisersonvassomelimesborn
asahumansomelimesasadeilyandsomelimesasacobra
Thenumberofbirlhshevasbornaserenlcannolbeknovn
even lhrough a uddhas visdom As he vas born conlinu
ouslyforvehundredbirlhsasacobraandsleldeelynov
looheisinclinedloslee
Aerexlainingvhylhalersonslelvhilelisleninglolhe
DhammalheuddhasaidTheersonvhodravslineson
lhe ground vas an earlhvorm for ve hundred birlhs and
drev lines vherever he venl Today loo he dravs lines ac
cording lo lhal habil and does nol lislen lo lhe Dhamma
The erson vho kel on shaking lhe branch had been born
a monkey for ve hundred conseculive birlhs Nov loo he
kees on shaking branches according lo his revious habil
Though he hears lhe sound of lhe branch shaking nolhing
from my Sermon reaches his ear The rahmin vho kees
on gazing al lhe sky had been an aslronomer for ve hun
dredbirlhsconseculivelyDuelohisslargazinghabilduring
lhosebirlhsnovloohekeesongazingallheskyHehears
nolhingofmySermonSincenovalerreacheslheeldvhen
lhe canal is clogged lhe canals of aclion of all lhose eole
had become clogged and lhe valers of Dhamma did nol
enlerinlolheireldsofideasThalersonvholislenslolhe
Dhammavilhdueaenlionhadbeenbornforvehundred
conseculive birlhs as a brahmin sludying lhe Vedas Today
loo he lislens lo lhe Dhamma vilh a vellcomosed mind
likeaersonlearninglheVedicchanls
Ven Ananda enquired The Dhamma you reach is su
cienl for anyone lislening lo il aenlively lo ierce lhe ouler
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skininnerskinlheeshlhesinevsandbonesandloen
elralelolhemarrovWhyhavelhesefournollislenedlolhe
Dhammavilhdueaenlion
euddhaaskedCanalllislenloourDhamma
WhySirislhereareasonvhyonecannol
WhenlheuddhasaidYesVenAnandaaskedvhy
e uddha relied These beings have nol even heard lhe
nameoflheThreeGemsinhundredsoflhousandsofons
Aslheyarenolusedloillheydonolgelevenadesirelolislen
loilInlheboundlesscycleofexislencelhalcannolbeknovn
evenbylhevisdomofauddhalhesebeingsareusedonly
loslorieslhalarenolconducivelolheblissofheavenorNib
banaThereforenomerilaccruesinlhelhealresandleasure
groundslheyvanderaboulinsinginganddancingInslead
of geing ready lo go oul and lislen lo lhe Dhamma lhey
senl lheir days in laying and dancing They did nol even
havesuchanoblelhoughl
euddhafurlherexlainedvhysuchideasdidnoloccur
Ananda beings do nol gel such benecial ideas because of
suchdelemenlsasassionandillvillTheendoflhevorld
relhalarisesduelolherisingofsevensunsvillburnevery
lhinglhalmuslbeburnlullhalreburnsonlyinasecic
age ul lhere is no lime vhen lhe re of assions does nol
burnThereislhereforenorelikeassionasilburnsvilh
oulcrealingsmokeandvilhoulleavingcharcoalandburns
vilhin lhe body ilself One is nol alvays caughl by demons
ylhonsandcrocodilesulillvillcalchesyouaslongasilis
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nolfullyeradicaledThereforelhereisnolhinglikeillvilllo
calchonermlyandlakeonelohellAndagainlhereisno
nellikeignoranceasilconfuseslhemindbysreadingover
lhe head One can see vhen lhe rivers and lakes are full of
valerandvhenlheyaredrieduulonecannolseevhen
lheriverofcravingisfullordrieduunlililisdeslroyedby
aaining arahanlhood Since il alvays seems diminished il
canneverbelledThisvaylhereisnoriverlikecraving
Al lhe end of lhe Sermon lhe devolee vho lislened lo lhe
reaching aenlively aained slreamvinning slalus The
Sermonvasalsoofbenellosomeolhersvhovereresenl
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IromSurangamaSuainlheChineseTiilaka
cBuddhaAnandayouandIarebolhfromlhesame
bloodclanInaddilionlhelvoofuslivevilhbrolherly
aeclionforoneanolherIvillulsomequeslions
loyouYoumuslansverlhemfreelyWhydidyou
lakeaninlereslinuddhisminiliallyHovvereyou
enamouredofyouruddhislvayoflifeWhalmadeyou
giveuvorldlyleasuresandyouryoulhfulsexdesires
VcnAnandaMyvenerableSirlhersllhingslhal
aracledmeverelhelhirlylvosecialcharaclerislics
ofasuremebeingseeninyourersonalilyIsav
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lhoseexcelionalcharaclerislicsvilhinyoulikeseeing
lheconlenlsinalransarenlcryslalcaskelTheyvere
gleamingandclearIromlhedayIsavlhemlhalvayI
kelonlhinkingaboullhemIvasconvincedlhallhose
unusualcharaclerislicscouldnolberesenlinanyone
olherlhanaersonvhohadgivenuallsensualdesires
WhyisilWhenaersonisaamevilhassionhis
mindbecomeslroubledIlgelsdislurbedHisselfconlrol
fallsavayHebecomesrashHegelsloughenedHis
senseofshameandfearvanishesWhenyouindulge
insensualleasuresyourbloodgelshealedIlbecomes
imureIlgelsolluled
egoldhuedvariegaledrayslhalemanalefromyour
bodycouldneverradialefromlhebodyofanindividual
vhoisgivenlosexdesiresThisisvhyIconsideryou
nobleTheseverelhereasonslhalcomelledmeloseek
lobeadiscileofyoursyourfollover
ThcBuddhaAnandailisverygoodAlllhose
assembledinlhishallmuslknovandarecialevhy
beingsendlesslydieandarerebornmigralingfromone
lifeloanolherThereasonislhallheyhavenolrealized
lhelrulhaboulsensalion
VcnAnandaYesSir
cBuddhaAnandaIvillulyelanolherqueslion
loyouIleaselislenlomecarefullyYousaid|uslnov
lhalyoubecamedevoledlomebyseeinglhelhirlylvo
suremeersonalilycharaclerislicsofmybodyWho
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crealedlhefeelingloseelhemWhomadeyoufeel
hayloseelhem
VcnAnandaMyeyesandmymindersuadedme
loseelhemTheymademehayseeinglhemWhen
myeyessavlhemmymindinslanllycrealedlhefeeling
ofhainessThisromledmymindlodireclmelo
becomeoneofyourdiscilesIfeellhalbecauseoflhis
Ivillbeableloescaelhecycleofexislencevhich
includesbirlhanddealh
cBuddhaAnandayousaid|uslnovlhalyour
hainessaroseinyoureyeandinyourmindulyou
vouldneverbeablelogelridofyourdelemenlsand
yourvorldlyaachmenlsifyoudidnolhavearealislic
ragmalicavarenessoflhevisionoflheeyeandlhe
funclioningoflhemindIlis|usllikelhefruslralionof
lheeorlsofakingvhoslriveslogelridoflhievesand
robbersinacilyinfesledvilhlhemHeisfruslraledin
hisaemlslodeslroylhembecausehecannolknov
vherelhoseevilfellovslurkThelifeofhumanbeings
conslanllylroubledbyvorldlybondsandaachmenls
endlesslylorluredbyvariousdelemenlsvilhlheir
raclicalvisdomandvisiongoneavrydevoidofrm
beliefsandbeinglakenhilherandlhilherbyignorance
vilhoulanyconlrolisalsolikelhal
Anandalelmeaskyouaboulyoureyeandyourhead
Doyouknovvherelheylurksecrelly
VcnAnandaSiroflhelenfealuresofalifelheeyes
aresilualedinlhefronlseclionoflhefaceYoureyes
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vayOlherorganslooaresilualedonlheoulerseclion
oflhebodyulonlymymindishiddeninsidelhebody
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insidelheassemblyhallIsnllhalsoWhenyoulookal
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ma|eslicandquielassemblyhallandlhe}elagroveare
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VcnAnandaSirIseeyourslofallNexlIseelhe
discilesandolhersassembledinsidelhehallIlisonly
lhenlhalIseelhegroveandlhecomelyark
cBuddhaAnandailisquilelrueAlrighllellme
novWhenyoulookallhegroveandlhearkfromhere
hovcanyoudiscriminalebelveenlhevarioussighlsyou
seeWhalmakesyouseelhemsearalely
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hallarevideoenThereforeIcanclearlyvievfrom
herevhalisbeyondTheuddhainlheresenceoflhe
discilesslrelchingHisgoldenhuedhandlheuddha
slrokesVenAnandasheadandseaksAnandayou
saidalrsllhalyourmindisvilhinyourbodyulif
lhisclearmindisreallysilualedinsideyourbodyyou
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bodyullhereisnoonevhocanseelheinsideofones
bodyasclearlyasonecanseelheoulsideofonesbody
Iflhereisnoonevhocanseeonesovnhearllungs
inleslinesliverandolherinlernalorgansalleaslone
muslbeableloseehovonesnailsgrovoneshairgrovs
andhovlhehearlbealsIflhemindisinsidelhebody
hovisillhalvecannolseelhemIflhemindcannol
seevhalisinsidelhebodyhovcanoneseeilvilhoul
lhebodyThereforevecannolaccellhevievlhallhe
mindisvilhinlhebody
VcnAnandaWhenIlislenedloyouiloccurredlome
lhalmymindmuslbesilualedoulsidemybodyIlislike
alamWhenalamislilinsidearoomilrsllighlsu
lheroomnexllhelighlsreadslolheoulsidelacesand
lhecourlyardlhroughdoorsandvindovsIflhalvere
sohovisillhalaersoncannolseevhalisinsideand
canseevhalisoulside
ThemindislikealamlacedoulsidearoomInsideil
isdarkIfonecanclearlyunderslandvhallhemindis
hevillhavenoroblemalallHevillhavenouzzles
andenigmasHevillhavelhevisdomofauddhaand
lherealizalionofTrulhlikeauddha
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e uddha reached lhe Doclrine in a delighlful smoolh
voiceHisSermonsveregoodallhebeginninginlhemiddle
and al lhe end Ven Ananda and olher disciles lislened lo
His reachings exlremely aenlively They vere hay and
lheyraisedlheuddha
ulonceVenAnandavasnolhayvilhlhalHecamelo
lheuddhavorshiedHimandsaidOlesseduddha
you exounded laking ily on us lhe erelual qualily of
lheAbsoluleIhenomenavhichareureandvondrousul
I could nol fully comrehend vhal you said This is hov I
underslood il The six doors of ercelion cling on lo all
ob|ecls of delemenl When ve gel release from lhose cling
ings only lhe indeendenl ercelions remain in lhe mind
and lhoughl rocesses They loo disaear on lheir ovn
Andvhalremainsisonlylheoriginalnalureoflhosemenlal
slalesTheirdisaearanceandlheirreduclionconlinueuna
baledvilhouloneseorlSircouldyouleaseexlainlhis
forlhebenelofsuchvorldlingmonksasusandalsoforlhe
beneloflhefuluremonks
enlheuddhalookasilkhandkerchiefinloHishandlied
a knol in il shoved il lo lhe monks and asked O monks
vhalislhis
VcnAnandaSirilisasilkhandkerchiefvilhaknol
inilmadebyyou
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cBuddhamakesanolherknolWhalislhisnov
VcnAnandaThehandkerchiefvilhanolherknol
cBuddhaliesanolherknolInlhisvayHeliedsix
knolsandaskedlhemonksaleachlurnWhalislhis
Whalislhis
VcnAnandaThisisanolherknolTherearesixknolsnov
cBuddhaWhenIshovedyoulherslknolAnanda
yousaidlhalilvasaknolYousaidsoaboullhesecond
knollooYouconlinuedlosaysovhenIshovedyou
alllhesixknols
VcnAnandaThehandkerchiefisaieceofclolh
voveninsilklhreadWhenaknolisliedinililisroer
lodescribeilasaknolIvenifahundredknolsarelied
inililcouldslillbedescribedlhesamevayIachknol
canbedescribedasaknolulyoumadeexacllysix
knolsSirvhydidyoudescribeonlylhersloneasa
knol
cBuddhaAnandalhisaraclivehandkerchiefis|usl
oneieceofclolhIlislruelosaylhalilhassixknolsin
ilNovlakeacloserlookallhisThissilkhandkerchief
isoneieceofclolhvovenvilhsilklhreadsIlhasnol
changedinanyvayduelolheknolsIlhaschanged
onlyinilsexlernalaearanceIlisslilllhehandkerchief
lhalexisledallhebeginningIlhasneverchangedWhen
IliedilalrsllherslknolaearedWhenIliedil
lhesecondlimelhesecondknolaearedInlhisvay
sixknolsaearedinoneandlhesamehandkerchiefIf
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Icounlbackvardsfromlhesixlhknollhalsixlhknol
becomeslherslknolIsnllhalso
VcnAnandaNoSirWhenyoulieknolsinlhe
handkerchiefoneaerlheolherlhelasloneshouldbe
lhesixlh
cBuddhaAllrighlIaccelyourvievullhese
sixknolsarenolsimilarlooneanolherYoumaylry
lounderslandvhylheyaredierenlfromoneanolher
Thenyouvillndlhalalllheseknolsaremadein
onehandkerchiefYoucannolchangelhishandkerchief
ulifyoulikeyoucanchangelheshaeformand
lhenalureoflheseknolsWhycanlyouchangelhe
handkerchiefecauseAnandailisoneieceofclolh
Therealnalureoflhesixorgansofercelionisalsolhe
sameThesixdoorsofercelionarelikesixknolsinlhe
originalsimleslaleofmindofeoleThedierence
oflhesedoorsofercelionisalsoseenlhroughlhe
vholenessoflhemind
VcnAnandaAslongaslheknolsexislinlhe
handkerchiefvariousvievsandargumenlsarelikely
loariseaboullheirriorilylheirshaeelculifin
somevaylheknolsareunliedlhoseargumenlsdonol
ariseThisisbecausevhenlheknolsareunliedonlylhe
originalhandkerchiefremains
cBuddhaYesAnandaindeedilissoThisis
similarlolhemannerinvhichlhesixdoorsof
ercelionarebounduvilhlheoriginalmindWhen
alllhedelemenlsaregonefromlhesixdoorsof
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ercelionlheconcelslhalaulomalicallyariseinlhe
exloraloryminddisaearThisisbecauseinlhemind
lhalisdeformedanddiseasedduelovrongconcels
broughlinbylhedoorsofercelionanddeosiledin
lhemindoveralongeriodoflimesuchdelemenls
ascravingillvillandassionconlinuedlogrovand
lakeroolDuelolhesedelemenlssucholhervievs
assakkyadi**hivicikicchhavealsoarisenThe
falseconcelslhalhaveconlinuedlogrovinassocialion
vilhlhesedoorsofercelionlifeaerlifeareillusory
concelsTheyarelikeanillusorybouquelofovers
lhalaearsinlheairloaersonvilhadeformed
mindThoughlheymayresemblelhenalureofconcels
lhalariseinlheoriginalmindilluminaledduelolhe
eradicalionofdelemenlslheyacluallyariseinlhemind
becauseofilsdiseasedqualily
isnalureiscommonnolonlylosuchinlernal
concelsasdealhandrebirlhbulalsolosuchexlernal
henomenaasrivershillsandvalleysInlhosedislurbed
mindslhalarescaeredbevilderedanddeformedeven
suchdiscriminalorylhoughlsaboullhenalureofmind
andofNibbanamaybecomelikeillusorymiraculous
andvondrousoversseeninlheskybyasickmind
VcnAnandaIfOlessedOnelhoseaulomalic
concelsvhichidenlifysuchideasasmaleandfemale
vhichhavelhenalureofconslanllyarisingandchanging
arelikelheknolsinlhehandkerchiefhovcanoneunlie
lheseknols
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cBuddhalakeslhehandkerchiefullsilcasuallylhis
vayandlhalandasksCanlheseknolsbeunliedlhis
vay
VcnAnandaNoSir
cBuddhaIlriedlounlielheseknolsinlhe
handkerchiefinlhiscasualmannerbullonouroseI
lriedolhermelhodsbullonoavailMyeorlsbecame
fulileAnandahovcanveunlielheseknols
VcnAnandaIvilliniliallylryloexaminehovlhese
knolsareliedIvillrsllrylounderslandlhereal
nalureoflheseknolsThenIvillunlielhem
cBuddhailerighlAnandaThalisexacllyvhal
shouldbedonelounlielheseknolsThisis|uslvhal
youshoulddoevenaboullheDoclrineIhavelaughl
youIhavelaughlyoulhaleverylhingoccursinlermsof
causeandeeclIrealizedlhislhroughmyovneorl
Thisknovledgeisbenecialbolhlolhisvorldandlhe
nexlIlislrueofallhenomenaAnandalheTeacher
lheuddhaknovslherealilyofallhenomenaHecan
declareilinanymannerHevishesHeknovsaboul
eachdroofvaleronlhesandybanksoflheGanges
Theslraighlnessoflheinelreelhecrookednessofa
lhornbushlhevhilenessoflhecranelheashencolour
oflhemagieHeknovslherealilyofsuchlhingsin
lermsofcauseandeecl
ereforeAnandaifyouseleclanydoorofercelion
youreferandbreakasunderalllheinlernaland
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exlernalbondsandaachmenlsassocialedvilhilall
lhemisconcelionsinlheexloralorymindvillbe
eradicaledIfyourealizelhalanysenseercelionor
alhoughlbuillonilisimermanenlandillusorylhe
lendencyloclingonlosensalionsbroughlinbyvarious
doorsofercelionvillalsobeeradicaledThisvay
vhenyoueradicalefullylhelendencylobeenslavedby
yoursenseorgansonlylhelruerealmenlalhenomena
villremain
AnandaIvillaskyouyelanolherqueslionCanall
lhesesixknolsinlhehandkerchiefbeunliedalonce
VcnAnandaNolalallSirYouliedlheseknols
searalelyThereforelheyhavelobeunliedonebyone
searalely
cBuddhaAnandalheeradicalionoflhebondsoflhe
sixsenseercelionsisalsosimilarlolhisOflheknols
ofvrongvievslheveryrslknollhalshouldbeunlied
lhalshouldbeeradicaledislheInesslheselshness
foundinallhumanbeingsHumanbeingsmuslinilially
realizelhefalsehoodandlheimermanenceoflheIness
concelofselfvilhinoneWhenonehasrealizedlhis
fullyandcomrehensivelyhismindbecomesbrighl
gloriousshiny
Thenexlknollhalshouldbeunliedislheknolof
onesersonalaainmenlOnemuslunlielhalknol
realizingfullycomrehensivelylhevrongnessandlhe
imermanenceoflhalconcelOnceanindividualhas
beenablelorealizelhevrongnessandconfusionoflheI
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concelandlhesenseofonesersonalaainmenlone
villalsorealizelhallheyhavelobefullyandlolally
eradicaledThenlheyvillnolallovlhoseloclingonlo
onesureandoriginalmindandloconfuseanddislurb
onesmind
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TIA
OnedaylheuddhavhovaseighlyaddressedVenAnanda
as follovs Ananda lel us cross lhe River Hiranyalhie and
gololheUpavaana5!aIarkoflheMallakingsoflhecily
of Kusinara Ven Ananda aroving lhe uddhas sugges
lionsaidYesSirlelusgoAllhalslagelheuddhavilh
lhe vasl relinue of monks vho vere around Him arrived
alUpavaana5!aIarkTherelheuddhaaddressingVen
AnandashovinghimlvolargeSalalreessaidIleasekee
abedbelveenlheselvoSalalrees
Ven Ananda broughl along a bed lhal had been kel in lhe
arkforlheuseofkingsTheuddhalaydovnonlhebedon
hisrighlsidevilhhislelegonhisrighllegThevholelace
lookedlikeabeddeckedvilhoverelalsaslheelalsof
oversvereslrevneveryvhere
The uddha addressing Ven Ananda said lhus }usl see
Ananda hov even lhese lvo inanimale 5!a lrees felicilale
mevilhlheseslrevnoverelalsandscenlladenbreezes
Ananda even lhough you cannol see lhose deilies in lhis
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vholeareaandinlheairoermeoversandfragrancesOf
fering me lhese various malerial gis is nol lhe besl vay lo
honourmeThey arenol lheroerformofshoving mere
seclIfagivenmonknunmalelaydevoleeorafemalelay
devolee vere lo raclise lhe virlues if lhey follov a moral
vayoflifesuchaersonislheindividualvhohasresecled
meinlhecorreclmannerHeislheersonvhoreseclsme
inlhebeslvayHeislheersonvhohasmademelhehigh
esloering
Ananda lherefore you musl ay secial aenlion lo vhal I
saidAnandalherearefourlacesadevoledersonmuslsee
andbemovedTheyarelhelacelheuddhavasbornlhe
lace vhere lhe uddha aained Inlighlenmenl lhe lace
vherehedeliveredlheIirslSermonandlhelacevhereHis
demise look lace Any devoled erson visiling lhese four
silesvillneverfaillobemoved
VcnAnandaHovshouldvelrealvomenIvould
likeloknovlhisfromyou
cBuddhaIlisgoodifyoudonolseelhem
VcnAnandaulifvehaenloseelhem
cBuddhaIvenifyouseelhemilisgoodlorefrain
fromlalkinglolhem
VcnAnandaulvhalifvehavelolalklolhem
cBuddhaYoumuslseaklolhemvilhgreal
resenceofmindIfyouhavelolalkloavomanyounger
lhanyouconsiderherurelyasyouryoungersislerIf
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youhavelolalkloavomanvhoisolderlhanyou
considerherurelyasyoureldersislerIfyouhavelolalk
loanelderlyladylalklohervilhlheurelhoughllhal
sheisyourmolher
VcnAnandaWhalshouldbelheailudevemusl
adollovardslheuddhasbodyIvouldlikeloknov
lhis
cBuddhaAnandadonolvasleyourlimemaking
oeringslolhebodyoflheuddhaTherearemany
kingsguildleadersrahminshouseholdersvhoare
devoledlomeTheyvilllookaeril
VcnAnandaHovshouldlheylreallheuddhas
body
cBuddhaTolheuddhasbodyloolheymusladol
lhesameailudeaslolhebodyofauniversalking
VcnAnandaIvouldlikeloknovhovoneshouldlreal
lhebodyofauniversalmonarch
cBuddhaThebodyofauniversalmonarchshould
bevraedinnevsilkclolhsNexlilshouldbe
vraedinsocoonOnceagainlhebodyshouldbe
vraedinnevsilkclolhsThisvaylhebodyshould
bevraedinaboulvehundredsilkclolhsNexla
conmadeofgoldisbroughlOilisouredinloil
IlislhenclosedvilhalidofgoldIlislhenlaced
inayremadeofsandalvoodThenlhecremalionis
donevilhduereseclTherearefourersonsAnanda
forvhomcciiqasagodasshouldbemadeforlhe
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devoleeslovorshiThesefourersonsarelheuddha
IaccekauddhaIrivaleuddhauddhasdiscilesand
universalmonarchsSeeinglheircciiqasmanybecome
sereneinmindTheyvorshilhesesluasDuelolhal
merillheyarereborninabeneciallaceaerdealh
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AerlhalreviousdiscussionvilhlheuddhaVenAnanda
slied oul quielly He venl inlo Mandalamala monaslery
andslarledvailingsayingIasiredforlongonslobelhe
chiefersonalaendanlofasuremeuddhaHeismyelder
unclessoneldeslbornonlhesamedayasIHeallovedme
alllheeighlrequeslsImade
He is my ovn sureme uddha vho aoinled me chief al
lendanlinsileoflhefacllhalgrealIlderslikeVenSariua
asired lo lhis osl He look me along for lvenlyve years
ashisovnshadovWhenamonkvasrequiredloleachlhe
DhammalolheladiesoflheharemHeaoinledmelolhal
osilionallhoughlhereveremanyarahanlsInlhisvayHe
shoved lhal He did nol have even lhe lrace of a susicion
aboulmeHeraisedmyeciencyinvariouslaces
My ovn sureme uddha vho knev me beer lhan any
olher erson my sureme uddha asses avay loday in
HisGrealDemiseIamslillonlyaslreamvinnerIhavenol
yel aained arahanlshi sainlhood The sureme uddha
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my Masler vho had ily on me asses avay loday I vill
be le all alone When vill I ever again exerience such an
ocean of comassion such a symbol of lovingkindness
suchagleamingbodyvilhanaurasreadinginlhelendirec
lionssuchadelighlfulvoicesuchakindlyglanceacas
cadeofvordslikeaslreamofcomassionsuchanunaral
leledhysicalresencesuchaserenegailsucharesence
lhal hynolizes everyone Did I nol look aer my sureme
uddha sleelessly going round His fragranl chamber sev
erallimesinlhenighl
Overvhelmed by myriads of lhoughls of lhis sorl Ven
AnandabrokedovnandvelAsVenAnandavasnolseen
forsomelimelheuddhaaskedlhemonks
Where is Ananda The monks informed Him lhal he vas
veeingTheuddhasenlamonklofelchhimVenAnanda
aroachedlheuddhaindeesorrov
euddhasokeloVenAnandaAnandadonolcryDo
nolgrieveHaveInolsaidallhebeginningilselflhalvevill
havelosearalefromlhoseveloveAlllhoselhalcomeinlo
beinginvariablydisinlegraleTheyhavelhelendencylodis
aearNoonecanrevenllhisbysayingLelnolsuchlhings
haenAnandayoulookedaermeoveralongeriodof
limehonesllyvholehearledlycomassionalelyvilhoulany
vavering You have acquired greal meril in lhe asl Slrive
hard e diligenl Achieve sainlhood quickly The uddha
consoledVenAnanda
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NexllheuddhaaddressedlhemonksOmonksalllheud
dhas in lhe asl also had chief aendanls like Ven Ananda
Ivenlhoseuddhasvhovillaearinlhefulureloovill
have aendanls like Ven Ananda Whenever kings guild
leadersmonksnunsmalelaydevoleesfemalelaydevolees
and olhers come lo see me Ven Ananda knovs lhe exacl
lime lo make lhem meel me He knovs quile vell lhe lime
beslsuiledlomeeleachindividual
O monks Ven Ananda ossesses four amazing surrising
qualilies Any grou of monks coming lo see me vill rsl
meel Ven Ananda Immedialely lhey see Ven Ananda lhey
becomeslrangelyaracledlohimWhenVenAnandalalks
lolhemlheybecomemoreandmorearacledlohimIfhe
reachesabriefsermonlolhemlheyarenolhayvilhonly
abriefdiscourseTheylikelokeeonlisleninglohimThen
VenAnandabecomessilenlThosemonksarearacledeven
lohissilenceTheyareveryhayevenvilhlhal
VenAnandasokelolhemOVenerableuddhadonolass
avayinasmallcilylikelhiscilyofKusinaraInIndialhere
are many greal cilies such as Champ R|agaha 5vahi
5kcta Knsambi and Bcnarcs In lhose cilies lhere are em
erorskingsguildleadersrimeminislersvhoaredevoled
lo you They vill ay lasl resecls lo your body in a grand
andgloriousmanner
euddhareliedAnandadonoldescribeKusinaraasa
minorcilyorabranchcilyInancienllimeslherevasauni
versalmonarchcalledMahaSudassanainlhiscilyInlhose
days lhis cily vas called Kusaralhie Thal cily vas lvelve
leaguesinlenglhsevenleaguesinvidlhThalcilyvasasaf
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uenl andoulousasAlakamanda lhe kingdomof gods
AnandaleasemeellheMallakingsofKusinaraandinform
lhemlhallheuddhavillassavaylonighlIleaseasklhem
locomequickly
Ven Ananda accomanied by anolher monk venl lo Kusi
naraandinformedlhekingsoflhisAllhalnevsMallakings
queens rinces and rincesses began lo vail They began
vailing and veeing clulching lheir heads rolling on lhe
ground Weeing and vailing lhey rushed lo lhe 5!a ark
and venl dovn on lheir knees by lhe side of lhe uddha
Al lhis lime a vandering ascelic by lhe name of Subhadda
cameloVenAnandaandsaidIheardlhallheuddhavill
assavaylodayIhaveadoublaboulacerlainmaerIneed
logelmydoubldiselledIleaseallovmeloseelheuddha
forlhalurose
Ven Ananda said The uddha is very ill Do nol lrouble
Him So saying Ven Ananda re|ecled his requesl The as
celicaskedhimforlhesecondlimeandforlhelhirdlime
The uddha heard lhis dialogue and said Ananda allov
Subhaddaloseeme
VenAnandaallovedhimloseelheuddhaTheuddhalold
SubhaddaloaskanyqueslionhevishedloaskTheuddha
gave aroriale ansvers lo all lhe queslions asked by Sub
haddaandhevasexceedinglyleasedvilhlheuddhaHe
requesled lo be ordained a monk inslanlly Accordingly he
vas given lhe ordinalion and lhe higher ordinalion al lhe
same lime Subhadda vas lhe lasl lo receive lhe ordinalion
andlhehigherordinalionfromlheuddha
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TheuddhalhenaddressedVenAnandaAnandailisquile
likely lhal you may lhink lhal my Teachings loo vould
ass avay vhen I am gone Ananda never lhink lhal vay
AnandaIhavevellreachedsomeDhammaloyouIhave
givenyourighleousrulesofconduclThoselvoDhamma
andrulesofconduclvillbeyourleacheraerIamgone
Ynvn Ananda dhammnca vinaynca dcsitn paan sn vn
mamaccaycnasah
Ananda imose Brahmadana noncommunicalion on
monkChannaWhalisBrahmadanaIlimliesnollalking
lolhalmonknoladvisinglhalmonkandsegregalinghim
caslinghimavayfromlhecommunily
NexllheuddhaaddressedlhemonksIfanyofyoumonks
haveadoublaboulmeaboulmyTeachingaboullhebrolher
hoodoraboullheracliceaskmenovDonolreenllaler
saying We vere nol able lo ask lhis vhen our uddha vas
slill alive If someone is reluclanl lo ask ersonally gel a
friend lo ask me ul nol a single monk had a queslion lo
ask
TheuddhasaidAnandaIamquilesurrisedNolevenone
monkhasadoublIamveryhayaboullhisgrouofmonks
ThenHeaddressedlhemonksOmonksIaddressyounov
AllcomonenllhingslendnalurallylodisinlegraleInconse
quencevorkoulyourovnliberaliondiligenllyThisismylasl
vordmylaslrequeslHandadnibhikkhavcmantaymi
vnvayadhammsakhrappamdcnasampdcthaAya
Tathgatassapacchimvc
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Aer lhis lhe sureme uddha lhe Teacher of lhe Three
WorldslheMaslerlheIalherlheuddhaenleredinloavari
elyofdeelrancesandallheendassedavayinHisGreal
Demise
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echiefrelaleVenMahaKassaaaddressedVenAnanda
Ven Ananda ve vill reside al lhe cily of Ra|agaha for lhe
rainyseasonTherevevillholdacouncilThereforelease
relire lo a foresl and lease make an eorl lo vin lhe lhree
remainingIalhsandaainarahanlhoodsainlhood
InresonselolhosevordsVenAnandalookhisrobesand
hisalmsbovlandvenllolheKosalacounlryThereheen
lered a foresl monaslery and slarled making an eorl On
lheseconddayilselfheaained5akadgmioncerelurner
slalus Hearing lhal he vas lhere eole venl lo see him
Theyaskedhimvherelheuddhavasandslarledveeing
VenAnandavouldreachlolhemandconsolelhem
Whilehevasgoingonlikelhisaforesldvellingdeilyvho
vasfriendlyloVenAnandalhoughllhisvayThismonk
vhohascomelolheforesllomakeaneorlasvasrequesled
by lhe Ilders sends his lime consoling lhe eole Knovl
edge is resenlly like a hea of overs lhal is nol ul lo
gelherinlogarlandsWilhoullhismonknorevievingoflhe
Dhammaisossible
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edeilycameloVenAnandaandsaidVenerableSirhovcan
yougrievingduelolhelossoflheuddhaconsoleolhers
He said Ven Ananda of lhe Golama clan you have come
lolheforesllomakeaneorlloachieveNibbanaYouhave
beenmedilalingvilhNibbanaasyourgoalYouronlyob|ec
liveisNibbanaThereforeleasemedilalevilhlhalsirilual
aiminmindediligenlOfvhaluseislhissmalllalkvilh
layeole
Rukkham!agahaapasakkiyaNibbahada
yasminpiyaJhyaGntamamvapamdnKintc
bi!ibi!ikkarissati
Ven Ananda vas moved by lhe deilys vords Since he had
been hysically slressed from lhe lime lhe uddha assed
avay Ven Ananda venl back lo lhe monaslery and look
relaxalion He had }elavana monaslery reaired When lhe
rainyseasonvasnearinghevenlallalonelolhecilyofRa
|agaha He slarled lhe relreal of lhe rainy season vilh lhe
olhermonksselecledforlheDhammacouncil
King A|alasau comleled lhe assembly hall for lhe council
andinformedlhemonksaboulilOflhemonkssomevenl
aboulsayingAmongalllhesemonksassembledherelhere
isonevhogoesaboulexudingallsmells
VenAnandaheardlhisandlhoughlAmongalllhesemonks
lhereisnoolhermonkexudingallsmellsolherlhanmeUn
doubledly lhese monks mean me He vas very much sad
denedbylhisSomemonksloldhimVenAnandalhecoun
cilmeelingforlherevievingofDhammavillslarllomorrov
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YoumuslmakeaneorllovinlheremainingIalhslosainl
hoodYouarenolqualiedloaendlhecouncilmeelingDo
bediligenl
VenAnandalhoughllhisvayTheDhammacouncilmeel
ingvillbelomorrovIamslillalearnerThereforeIamnol
l lo aend lhe meeling vilh lhose learned monks Wilh
resolulionanddelerminalionheraclisedinsighlmedilalion
Hesenlagoodarloflhenighlmindfuloflhebodyulhe
vas nol able lo achieve any secial sirilual aainmenl He
lhoughllhisvayThelessedOnesaidlhislomeAnanda
youareaersonvhohasacquiredmuchmerilAendinglo
a uddha like me is nol al all a fulile eorl Make an eorl
andbecomeablemishlessoneasainlThereisnofalsehood
inlheWordsoflheuddhaIhavemadeahighlyslrenuous
eorl This has slrained my mind Therefore I vill slrive
vilhoulgoingloexlremes
Hevasnolablelomakelhemodesleorlinlheambulalory
Deciding lo give lhe body a resl he vashed his feel and en
leredlhemonasleryThinkinglhalhevouldreslavhileon
lhe bed he broughl his body lo lhe bed Then his feel rose
free of lhe oor His head did nol reach lhe illov Al lhis
momenlhismindbecamefreeofsuchblemishesasassion
andcravingInolhervordshedeslroyedalllhedelemenls
andbecameanarahanl
us Ven Ananda became a fulledged arahanl The ara
hanlshi aained by Ven Ananda vas free of all four os
luresIflhequeslionisaskedWhoaainedarahanlhoodin
lhisdisensalionvilhoullyingdovnvilhoulsiingdovn
vilhoul slanding vilhoul moving il is l lo ansver Ven
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Ananda On lhe second day aer he aained arahanlhood
vilhoulbeinginanyoflhefourosluresorinolhervords
lhree monlhs and four days aer lhe uddha assed avay
lhe monks conducling lhe council rocedures assembled in
lhecouncilhallaerlheirmeals
Al lhal slage Ven Ananda haily decided lhal il vas high
limehevenllolheassemblyHallHerobedhimselfandlike
a fruil lhal has delached from lhe slem or like a gem in a
caskelorlikelhemoonlhalhasemergedfromlhecloudsor
likealoluslhalhasavakenedinlheraysoflhemorningsun
aearedlhroughmiraculousoversinlhesealreservedfor
him as if informing lhe assembly lhal he had aained ara
hanlshi and as if dislaying lo lhem lhal lhe advice given
lo him lo be diligenl had borne fruil Ven Maha Kassaa
seeinglhislhoughlVenAnandavhohasaainedarahanl
hoodisquileaealingIflheuddhalivedlodayHevould
havearecialedlhisachievemenlvilh5dhuWelldone
Since lhe uddha is nol around loday I vill say 5dhu
myselfSolhinkinghesaid5dhulhreelimesaccording
lolhescriluresAccordinglosomeolhersVenAnandavas
keenloannouncehisaainmenlofsainlhoodThereforehe
didnolenlerlheassemblyhallvilhlheolhermonksWhen
lhe olher monks occuied lhe seals reserved for lhem lhe
sealreservedforVenAnandabecamevacanlMonksseeing
lhis asked for vhom vas lhe seal reserved They said Ior
Ven Ananda They lhen asked Where has he gone Ven
Anandalhendecidedilvashighlimehevenllhereanda
earedlherelhroughhissychicoverdivinglhroughlhe
oor and sal dovn in lhe seal reserved for him ul vhal
everlhalmaybeifsomemonkssaidOnemonkhereexudes
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vorldly smell Ven Ananda made him feel ashamed by en
leringSalaarnicavevherelheassemblyvasheld
Al lhis slage a greal blemishless rahma from 5uddhvsa
Iure Land said lhe folloving lo shov lhal Ven Ananda
vas nov a blemishless arahanl If someone ossesses lhe
Teachings of lhe uddha vho is a kinsman of lhe sun il is
lhis lreasurer of Dhamma vho is born in lhe Golama clan
He has achieved Nibbana in his life He is lherefore on his
vaylolheaainmenloflolalNibbana
Yasmi pati**hit dhamm Buddhassdicca ban
dhu nn Nibba gamanc maggc 5n ya ti**hati
Gntamn
VenAnandavhoroleclslhe|evelofDhammaoflhever
salilevirluousgrealsagehasaainedlhelolallyblemishless
slale
Bahussutn dhammadharn Knsrakkhn mahcsinn
cakkhusabbassa!nkassaAnandnparinibbautn
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hikkhunis liked Ven Ananda beer lhan Ven Maha Kas
saa ul Ven Ananda had a high regard for Ven Maha
Kassaa Il vas lhe kind of regard one has for ones leacher
Onedayanovicemonkvanledlooblainhigherordinalion
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from Ven Maha Kassaa On lhis occasion Ven Maha Kas
saa senl vord lo Ven Ananda lo read lhe conferring for
mulKammaVcallhehigherordinalionVenAnanda
refusedlheinvilalionbecausehedidnolvanlloronounce
VenMahaKassaasnameHesenlvordsayinglhalhecould
nolreadlheconferringformulbecausehecouldnolreferlo
VenMahaKassaabynameashevashisleacher
Nhamussahmithcrassanmagahctugarumcthcrn
tiIcannolseaklhenameofVenMahaKassaabecause
heismyleacher
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ose Ilders vho assembled for lhe Iirsl Council lo reviev
lhe Dhamma and lhe Rules of Disciline found faull vilh
VenAnandaforvereasonsTheTibelanookofDisciline
slaleslhalVenAnandavasfoundfaullvilhbyVenMaha
KassaaTheroandlhalvasbeforeVenAnandaaainedara
hanlhoodsainlhood
Anandayoudidnolenquirefromlheuddhaaslo
vhal vere lhe rules of lile imorlance lhal He ermied
us lo change vhen necessary In consequence ve had lo
reviev all rules of disciline This is your faull You musl
admil lhis Ven Ananda said lhis in rely I vas deely
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dislressedbylheDemiseoflheuddhaInconsequenceI
couldnolreferlhesemaerslolheuddhaThusIcannol
seelherevasanyfaullonmyarlulsubmiingloyour
vishandhonouringyourvordIvillconfessmyomission
Anandayouslilchedlheuddhasoulerrobevhile
lramlinguonilThisisafaullonyourarlTherefore
leaseconfesslhisVenAnandasaidlhisinrelyInever
lramled uon il in disresecl I did nol have anyone lo
helmevhenIslilchedilThalisvhyIhadloresorlloil
ThusIcannolconsiderilafaullalallulindueresecl
loyouvenerablesIvillconfesslhalfaull
Ananda you gol females lo vorshi lhe uddhas
dead body rsl The lears lhey droed sullied lhe
uddhas dead body This is your faull Therefore lhe
Ilders asked him lo confess lhal faull Ven Ananda re
liedIdidlhalbecauselheyvanledlogohomevilhoul
delayIvanledlosendlhembackhomebeforeilbecame
laleWhenlheuddhaassedavayavaslmassofeole
galheredlogelherThesecrovdsveresegregaledandlhe
vomenvererslshovnlheuddhasbodyIcannolsee
anyfaullinlhisulinduereseclloyourvordsIvill
confesslhisfaull
Anandalheuddhainformedyouinseverallaces
suchasChaalaslualhalHehaddecidedloassavay
ulyouneverrequesledlheuddhaloliveforahundred
years for lhe vellbeing of lhe eole This is your faull
You musl confess lhal lhis is your faull Ven Ananda
relied Al lhose limes erhas Mara Dealh had os
sessed me Thal is vhy I vas nol able lo requesl lhe
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uddhaloliveforahundredyearsThereforeIdonolsee
lhisasmyfaullulIvillslillconfesslhisasmyfaull
Anandayouencouragedvomenlobecomeordained
inlheuddhassasanaThisisanerrorYoumuslconfess
lhis Relied Ven Ananda When lhe uddhas molher
assedavayMahaIra|aaliGolamibreaslfedhimvilh
oul giving her milk lo her ovn son Irince Nanda I did
lhisasanhonourandamarkofgraliludelolheuddhas
velnurseMahaIra|aaliGolamiThereforeIdonolcon
siderlhisafaullalallulIvillconfesslhisasyouask
melodolhis
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ereexisledaveryslrangeinlimacybelveenVenAnanda
andVenSariuaWheneverhereceivedanydelicaciesVen
AnandavouldoerlhemandsharelhemvilhVenSariua
Ven Ananda vould ordain lhe children of his devolees and
vouldgivelhemhigherordinalionvilhVenSariuaaslhe
leacher and lhe recelor Ven Sariua loo vould adol
lhesameailudelovardsVenAnanda
Paitn !abhitv thcrassa dcti Aann upa**hka drakc
pabb|ctvthcrassasantikcupa||hagahpctiUpasam
pdcti5ripuathcrnpiAnandathcrassatathcvakarnti
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Such an inlimale friendshi belveen lhese lvo monks ex
isledsolelybecauseofmulualreseclforlheirmoralandvir
luousinlegrilyOnedaylheuddhaaddressedVenAnanda
lhusAnandadoyoulikeVenSariuaDoyouareciale
him
Relied Ven Ananda Venerable Sir anyone vho has nol
gone aslray anyone vho is nol vicked anyone vho is nol
foolishanyonevhosebrainhasnolgonevrongvillinvari
ablylikeVenSariuaIflhereissomeonevhodoesnollike
VenSariuahemuslbeanignoranlersonSuchaerson
musl be a villain a erson vhose brain is crooked Vener
ableSirVenSariuaisanerudileersonPaitnbhantn
5ripun He is a greal genius Mah pan He is knov
ledgeable in many sub|ecls puthu pan He is a vise one
vilh a sense of humour hsu pan He has lhe abilily lo
grasanylhingvilhalacrily|avanapanHisvilisshar
tikkhapanHismindisanalylicalnibbcdhikapan
He is conlenl vilh lhe leasl appicchn He remains full of
|oyalvayssantu**hnHedoesnolusuallymoveincrovds
asasa**hn He lives vilh a dee sense of solilude paviv
inHeissucharesoluleersonlhalhehasnollainonhis
back in bed for forlyfour years raddha viriyn Whenever
advice is due he gives il va He accels advice given by
olhers vilh due resecl vacanakhamn Whenever he sees
lhe faull of a monk he advises him accusing him aboul il
cndaknHevisheslhalhemaynolhaveloseeorlalkloevil
ersonsppagarahi
Ven Ananda said lhal lhese sixleen virlues vere found
in Ven Sariua The uddha Himself said Ananda Ven
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5ripuaisversalilepanditnAnanda5ripunThisvay
lhe uddha aroved lhe sixleen virlues of Ven 5ripua
andlacedlheInlighlenedOnessacredsealofarovalon
vhalVenAnandasaidmakinglhosesixleenvirluesarlof
lheuddhasWord
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WhenVenAnandavasaslheexaminedlheexlenlof
his lifesan He discovered lhal his alloed lifesan vas
over He announced lhal seven days hence he vould ass
avay Hearing lhis eole on lhe lvo banks of lhe River
RohiniverequilemovedTheybeganlolamenlandvail
IeoleononebankrequesledVenAnandaloassavayon
lheir bank saying lhal lhey aended uon Ven Ananda all
lhislimeTheeoleonlheolherbanklooslarledvailing
andlamenlingsayinglhallheylookedaerVenAnandaall
lhis lime They said lhal Ven Ananda should ass avay on
lheirbankcloselolhem
Ven Ananda Maha Thero heard all lhis He soke lhus
Ieole of bolh banks vere helful lo me I cannol |usl say
lhallheyheledandlhoseolhersdidnolhelInsuchacon
lexl if I assed avay eilher on lhis bank or lhe olher bank
eole on bolh banks vill slarl a rov over my bodily relics
IfarovvereloslarlilvillbeenlirelybecauseofmeIflhe
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rov is quelled il vill also be because of me Therefore lel
lhoseonlheolherbankassembleonlheirbankLellhoseon
lhisbankassembleonlhisbank
On lhe sevenlh day he rose inlo lhe sky above lhe cenlre of
lhe river and al a heighl of aboul seven falhoms he sal in
lheairvilhhislegscrossedIromlhalosilionhereached
a sermon lo lhe masses He made a rm delerminalion lhal
onehalfofhisbodilyrelicsshouldfallonloonebankandlhe
olherhalfshouldfallonlolheolherbankSealedlhalvayhe
enleredinlolhevelrance
Immedialely he assed avay a re arose from his body con
suminglheeshskinandsinevsThebodilyrelicsremained
Theserelicsvenllhroughlheairlikevhileoversandasif
exacllymeasuredhalfoflhemfellonlhisbankandlheolher
halfonlheolherbank
Many eole broke dovn and vel The earlh nearly slil
Therevasevenmorelamenlalionlhanonlhedaylheuddha
assed avay in lhe Greal Demise The eole mourned for
four monlhs saying If Ven Ananda survived lhough lhe
uddhaassedavayilvouldhaveseemedasiflheuddha
vere slill living Il is only loday lhal lhe uddha assed
avay
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uddha Iadumuara visiled lhe cily of Hansavalhie vilh
HisdiscileslobeofbenelloHisfalherlhekingHeresided
in lhal cily Throughoul lheir slay in lhe cily lhe king lhe
falherlookedaerlhefourfoldrequiremenlsoflhebrolher
hoodledbylheuddha
IrinceSumanasonoflheuddhasslemolhervaslhesub
kinginalacefaravayfromlhecilyAllhallimeadislanl
rovinceoflhekingvasbeingrousedagainslhimbysome
secrelenemiesIrinceSumanainformedhisfalherlheking
oflhis
ekingrequesledrinceSumanaloquelllheurisingThe
rince venl lhere and quelled lhe urising Ileased al lhis
lhekingaskedIrinceSumanalomakeanyrequeslhevished
lo make The rince asked for ermission lo look aer lhe
uddhaforlhreemonlhsrovidingHimvilhlhefourrequi
silesThekingsaidhecouldnolallovlhalrequeslandlhal
lhe rince should ask anolher The rince said lhal vas lhe
only lhing he vished The king requesled lhe rince lo ask
lheuddhaaboulil
Irince Sumana venl lo lhe monaslery lo see lhe uddha
When he visiled lhe monaslery lhe uddha vas in lhe fra
granlchamberIrinceSumanamellhemonksinlhemonas
leryandloldlhemlhalhecameloseelheuddha
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emonksinformedhimlhalonecouldnolseelheuddha
|usl as one vished and lhal uddha Iadumuara could be
seenonlylhroughamonknamedSumana
Irince Sumana sav Monk Sumana and informed him lhal
hehadcomelomeellheuddhaMonkSumanalookachair
from lhe uddhas fragranl chamber and disaeared Nexl
he aeared vilh il oulside lhe fragranl chamber and re
ared lhe seal for lhe uddha Seeing lhis miracle Irince
SumanalhoughlMonkSumanaisagrealmonk
euddhasalonlhesealrearedforHimIrinceSumana
vorshiedlheuddhaandaskedHimaboulMonkSumana
TheuddhaexlainedlhalMonkSumanavaslheuddhas
chiefaendanlanddescribedlhevariousmeriloriousaclshe
erformedloaainlhalslalusIrinceSumanainformedlhe
uddhalhalheloovouldlikelobelhechiefaendanlofa
fulureuddha
Irince Sumana erformed many such merilorious acls as
oeringalmslomonksledbylheuddhauddhaIadumu
laraaddressedIrinceSumanalhusInlheonehundredlhou
sandlhonfromnovyouvillbelhechiefaendanlof
uddhaGolamaThisvayhevasgivenconrmalion
LaleronheerformedmanymeriloriousaclsduringlheDis
ensalionsofuddhaViassianduddhaKassaaHevas
reborn in human form and as a deily manyalime In lhe
daysoflheuddhahevasbornaslhesonofSakyaKingAmi
lodhanabrolherofgrealkingSuddhodanaofKailavahu