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66 CHAPTER 8 8 THE BUDDHA AND HIS RELATIVES “Service to relatives is a blessing.” —Maògala Sutta King Suddhodana Desires to See ...

KING SUDDHODANA’S CONVERSION 67 seat prepared for him. The humbled relatives took their seats eager to listen to his teaching. A ...

68 8. THE BUDDHA AND HIS RELATIVES “O great King, that is not the custom of your royal lineage. But it is the custom of my Buddh ...

THE BUDDHA AND YASODHARÁ 69 Yasodhará to look after the child by herself. She awoke as usual to greet her beloved husband, but, ...

70 8. THE BUDDHA AND HIS RELATIVES Recalling this past association with her, he consoled her and left the palace. After the deat ...

THE BUDDHA AND RÁHULA 71 After the meal the Buddha left the palace and Ráhula followed him, saying, “Give me my inheritance” and ...

72 8. THE BUDDHA AND HIS RELATIVES Then the Buddha threw away that small quantity of water, and said: “Discarded, indeed, is the ...

THE BUDDHA AND RÁHULA 73 both myself and others?’ Then unskilful is this bodily action, entailing suffering and producing pain. ...

74 8. THE BUDDHA AND HIS RELATIVES Have no attachment to robes, alms, requisites and lodging. Come not to this world again. Pra ...

THE BUDDHA AND RÁHULA 75 Sámaóera, advised him to concentrate on inhaling and exhaling, not knowing that he was practising anoth ...

76 CHAPTER 9 9 THE BUDDHA AND HIS RELATIVES (CONTINUED). (Continued) “Trustful are the best of relatives.” — Dhp 204 The Buddha ...

THE BUDDHA AND HIS STEPBROTHER NANDA 77 The Buddha devised a means to set him on the right path. With the object of showing him ...

78 9. THE BUDDHA AND HIS RELATIVES (CONT.) Enjoying the bliss of emancipation, he praised the Teacher, saying: “O excellent is t ...

ÁNANDA BODHI TREE 79 (ii) The Buddha should not give him food which he had received. (iii) The Buddha should not allow him to dw ...

80 9. THE BUDDHA AND HIS RELATIVES (CONT.) “No, not an object of reverence appertaining to the body which it is proper to erect ...

ÁNANDA AND WOMEN 81 As he possessed a powerfully retentive memory, and as he had the rare privilege of listening to all the disc ...

82 9. THE BUDDHA AND HIS RELATIVES (CONT.) The Theragáthá gives several stanzas uttered by him on various occa- sions. The follo ...

THE BUDDHA AND MAHÁ PAJÁPATI GOTAMÌ 83 Resolute Pajápati Gotamì, without being discouraged by her disap- pointment, got her hair ...

84 9. THE BUDDHA AND HIS RELATIVES (CONT.) erence him, and perform all proper duties towards him though he had received the high ...

THE BUDDHA AND MAHÁ PAJÁPATI GOTAMÌ 85 The Buddha added, “Just as, Ánanda, houses in which there are women and but few men are e ...