able discourse explaining Truth (the gist of which is given later).
1
It was only at the end of the discourse that this young recluse,
whose name was Pukkusati, realized that the person w h o spoke
to him was the Buddha himself. So he got up, went before the
Buddha, bowed down at the feet of the Master, and apologized
to him for calling him 'friend'
2
unknowingly. He then begged the
Buddha to ordain him and admit him into the Order of the
Sangha.
The Buddha asked him whether he had the alms-bowl and the
robes ready. (A bhikkhu must have three robes and the alms-bowl
for begging food.) When Pukkusati replied in the negative, the
Buddha said that the Tathagatas would not ordain a person unless
the alms-bowl and the robes were ready. So Pukkusati went out in
search of an alms-bowl and robes, but was unfortunately savaged
Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn: |
