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106 11. THE BUDDHA’S ROYAL PATRONS The letter conveying the happy news was first read. Lo, the love he cherished towards his fir ...

KING PASENADI KOSALA 107 His conversion must probably have taken place during the very early part of the Buddha’s ministry. In t ...

108 11. THE BUDDHA’S ROYAL PATRONS Once while the king was seated in the company of the Buddha, he saw some ascetics with hairy ...

KING PASENADI KOSALA 109 “A man may spoil another, just so far As it may serve his ends, but when he’s spoiled By others he, d ...

110 11. THE BUDDHA’S ROYAL PATRONS unbaked, are breakable; they finish broken, they have breakage in prospect.” 177 The king was ...

111 CHAPTER 12 THE BUDDHA’S MINISTRY “Freed am I from all bonds, whether divine or human. You, too, O bhikkhus, are freed from ...

112 12. THE BUDDHA’S MINISTRY The First Twenty Years First Year at Benares After expounding the Dhammacakka Sutta to his first f ...

SEVENTH YEAR AT TÁVATIÍSA HEAVEN 113 Seventh Year at Távatiísa Heaven A few days after the birth of Prince Siddhattha Queen Mahá ...

114 12. THE BUDDHA’S MINISTRY What is this body, filled with urine and dung? I should not be willing to touch it, even with my ...

TENTH YEAR AT PÁRILEYYAKA FOREST 115 iii) “Excellent are trained mules, so are thorough-bred horses of Sindh and noble tusked el ...

116 12. THE BUDDHA’S MINISTRY “I, too, O brahmin, plough and sow; having ploughed and sown, I eat,” said the Buddha. “But we see ...

TWELFTH YEAR AT VERAÑJÁ 117 Unfortunately at this particular time there was a famine at Verañjá and the Buddha and his disciples ...

118 12. THE BUDDHA’S MINISTRY (The rainy season at Verañjá forms the subject of the Introduction to the Párájiká Book of the Vin ...

SIXTEENTH YEAR AT ÁŸAVI 119 Which indeed is the sweetest of tastes?  How lived, do they call the best life?” To these questions ...

120 12. THE BUDDHA’S MINISTRY “How could I now ask diverse ascetics and brahmins? Today I know what is the secret of my future w ...

BUDDHA AND AÒGULIMÁLA 121 “You who are walking, monk, say: ‘I have stopped!’ And me you say, who have stopped, I have not stopp ...

122 12. THE BUDDHA’S MINISTRY In due course Venerable Aògulimála attained arahantship. Referring to his memorable conversion by ...

123 CHAPTER 13 THE BUDDHA’S DAILY ROUTINE “The Lord is awakened. He teaches the Dhamma for awakening.” — Majjhima Nikáya T he B ...

124 13. THE BUDDHA’S DAILY ROUTINE Even in his eightieth year when he was old and in indifferent health, he went on his rounds f ...

THE FIRST WATCH 125 On rare occasions as in the case of Aògulimála and Khemá did the Buddha resort to his psychic powers to effe ...