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Conversion of Pukkusa
rice and cake and a dish of pork:1 and he announced the
hour to the Exalted One. And he, taking his bowl,
proceeded to the house of Cunda the smith, and partook
of the meal prepared, and afterward he instructed and
gladdened Cunda the smith with religious discourse.
But when the Exalted One had partaken of the meal
prepared by Cunda the smith, there fell upon him a dire
sickness, the disease of dysentery and sharp pain came
upon him, even unto death. But the Exalted One, mind-
ful and self-possessed, bore it without complaint, and
when he was a little relieved he said to Ananda: “ Come,
Ananda, let us go on to Kusinara.” “ Even so, lord,”
said the venerable Ananda.
Now the Exalted One turned aside from the path to the
foot of a certain tree, and said to Ananda, “Fold, I pray
you, Ananda, the robe in four, and spread it out for me.
I am weary, Ananda, and must rest awhile.” “ Even so,
lord,” said the venerable Ananda. And when he was
seated he asked for water, and Ananda brought it, from a
neighbouring stream—and he found the water of the
stream was running clear, notwithstanding that a caravan
of five hundred carts had just passed the ford.
Conversion of Pukkusa
Immediately after this there passed by a young man, by
name Pukkusa, a disciple of Alara Kalama. And he
related to the Buddha how upon a certain occasion this
Alara Kalama had been sitting beside the road, and was
so absorbed in meditation that five hundred carts passed
him by, so nearly that even his robe was sprinkled with
the dust: and a certain man was so much impressed by
1 Or perhaps truffles. But there is nothing contrary to Buddhist practice
in eating flesh prepared and offered by others.
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rice and cake and a dish of pork:1 and he announced the
hour to the Exalted One. And he, taking his bowl,
proceeded to the house of Cunda the smith, and partook
of the meal prepared, and afterward he instructed and
gladdened Cunda the smith with religious discourse.
But when the Exalted One had partaken of the meal
prepared by Cunda the smith, there fell upon him a dire
sickness, the disease of dysentery and sharp pain came
upon him, even unto death. But the Exalted One, mind-
ful and self-possessed, bore it without complaint, and
when he was a little relieved he said to Ananda: “ Come,
Ananda, let us go on to Kusinara.” “ Even so, lord,”
said the venerable Ananda.
Now the Exalted One turned aside from the path to the
foot of a certain tree, and said to Ananda, “Fold, I pray
you, Ananda, the robe in four, and spread it out for me.
I am weary, Ananda, and must rest awhile.” “ Even so,
lord,” said the venerable Ananda. And when he was
seated he asked for water, and Ananda brought it, from a
neighbouring stream—and he found the water of the
stream was running clear, notwithstanding that a caravan
of five hundred carts had just passed the ford.
Conversion of Pukkusa
Immediately after this there passed by a young man, by
name Pukkusa, a disciple of Alara Kalama. And he
related to the Buddha how upon a certain occasion this
Alara Kalama had been sitting beside the road, and was
so absorbed in meditation that five hundred carts passed
him by, so nearly that even his robe was sprinkled with
the dust: and a certain man was so much impressed by
1 Or perhaps truffles. But there is nothing contrary to Buddhist practice
in eating flesh prepared and offered by others.
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