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天作的供養 Devahitabrahmana Vatthu

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Devahitabrahmana  Vatthu Dhammapada Verse 423 Pubbenivasam yo vedi saggapayanca passati atho jatikkhayam patto abhinnavosito muni sabbavositavosanam tamaham brumi brahmanam. Verse 423: Him I call a brahmana, who knows past existences, who sees the celestial as well as the lower worlds, who has reached the end of rebirths, who, with  Magga  Insight, has become an arahat and has accomplished all that is to be accomplished for the eradication of moral defilements. The Story of Devahita the Brahmin While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (423) of this book, with reference to Devahita, a brahmin. On one occasion, the Buddha suffered from a gastric ailment and he sent Thera Upavana to get some hot water from Devahita the brahmin. The brahmin was very pleased to have this rare opportunity to offer something to the Buddha. So, in addition to hot water he also gave the thera some molasses for the Buddha. At the monastery Thera Upavana gave a warm bath to...
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鴦掘魔尊者和大象 Angulimatthera Vatthu

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Angulimatthera  Vatthu    Dhammapada Verse 422   Usabham pavaram viram mahesim vijitavinam anejam nhatakam 1  buddham tamaham brumi brahmanam. Verse 422: Him I call a brahmana, who is fearless like a bull, who is noble and diligent, who is a seeker of high moral virtues and a conqueror (of three Maras), who is free from craving, who has been cleansed of moral defilements and knows the Four Noble Truths. 1. nhatakam: made clean (of moral defilements); an allusion to the ceremonial bathing of the brahmin after finishing his course of studies. The Story of Angulimala While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (422) of this book, with reference to Thera Angulimala. On one occasion, King Pasenadi and Queen Mallika made an alms-offering to the Buddha and his bhikkhus numbering five hundred in all, on a scale which could not be surpassed by anyone else. At that ceremony, each bhikkhu was to have an elephant holding a white umbrella over his head...
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妻子出家為比丘尼 Dhammadinna Theri Vatthu

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  Dhammadinna Theri  Vatthu  Dhammapada Verse 421 Yassa pure ca paccha ca majjhe ca natthi kincanam akincanam anadnam tamaham brumi brahmanam. Verse 421: Him I call a brahmana, who does not cling to the past, future and present khandha aggregates and who is free from moral defilements and attachment. The Story of Theri Dhammadinna While residing at the Veluvana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (421) of this book, with reference to Theri Dhammadinna. Once, there was a lay-disciple of the Buddha named Visakha in Rajagaha. After hearing the Buddha's discourses again and again Visakha attained Anagami Fruition and he said to his wife, "Please accept all my property; from today, I'm not going to take part in any of the affairs of the house." His wife Dhammadinna retorted, "Who would swallow the spittle you have thrown up?" Then she asked permission from him to enter the Order and became a bhikkhuni. After becoming a bhikkhuni she went to a monastery in a small...
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摸骨專家婆耆舍 Vangisatthera Vatthu

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  Vangisatthera  Vatthu  Dhammapada Verses 419 and 420   Cutim yo vedi sattanam upapattinca sabbaso asattam sugatam buddham tamaham brumi brahmanam. Yassa gatim na jananti deva gandhabbamanusa khinasavam arahantam tamaham brumi brahmanam. Verse 419: Him I call a brahmana, who knows the death and rebirth of beings in every detail, who is detached, who follows the good practice and knows the Four Noble Truths. Verse 420: Him I call a brahmana, whose destination the devas or gandhabbas or men do not know who has eradicated moral intoxicants and is an arahat. The Story of Thera Vangisa While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verses (419) and (420) of this book, with reference to Thera Vangisa. Once, in Rajagaha, there was a brahmin by the name of Vangisa who by simply tapping on the skull of a dead person could tell whether that person was reborn in the world of the devas, or of the human beings, or in one of the four lower worlds (apayas). The brahm...
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曾經是舞者的比丘 2 Nataputtakatthera Vatthu

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  Nataputtakatthera  Vatthu  Dhammapada Verse 418 Hitva ratim ca aratim ca sitabultam nirupadhim 1 sabbalokabhihhum 2  viram tamaham brumi brahmanam. Verse 418: Him I call a brahmana, who has given up taking delight (in sensual pleasures) and not taking delight (in solitude); who has attained perfect peace and is free from moral defilements; who has overcome all the five khandhas (lit., the world) and is diligent. 1. nirupadhim: according to the Commentary, "nirupadhim ti nirupakkilesam", i.e., free from substratum or free from moral defilements (kilesa). 2. sabbalokabhihhum: lit., one who has conquered all the world, i.e., one who has put an end to rebirths, or the arising of the khandhas. The Story of Thera Nataputtaka While residing at the Veluvana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (418) of this book, with reference to another Thera Nataputtaka, son of another dancer. As in the previous story, the son of a dancer had entered the Order and had attained arahatship...
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曾經是舞者的比丘 Nataputtakatthera Vatthu

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Nataputtakatthera  Vatthu    Dhammapada Verse 417   Hitva manusakam yogam dibbam yogam upaccaga sabbayogavisamyuttam tamaham brumi brahmanam. Verse 417: Him I call a brahmana, who has given up attachment to (sensual pleasures of) human life, has transcended attachment to (sensual pleasures of) deva life and is completely free from all attachment. The Story of Thera Nataputtaka While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (417) of this book, with reference to Thera Nataputtaka, who was the son of a dancer. Once, the son of a dancer was going round the streets singing and dancing when he had a chance to listen to a discourse given by the Buddha. After listening to the discourse, he entered the Order and attained arahatship soon afterwards. One day, while the Buddha and the bhikkhus including Nataputtaka were going on an alms-round, they came across the son of another dancer dancing in the street. Seeing the young man dancing, the other bhikkhus as...
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闍祇羅比丘證得阿羅漢果 Jatilatthera Vatthu ｜ 喬帝卡在天上的美麗屋舍 Jotikatthera Vatthu

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  Dhammapada Verse 416* Jatilatthera  Vatthu Yo'dha tanham pahantvana anagaro paribbaje tanhabhavaparikkhinam tamaham brumi brahmanam. Verse 416: Him I call a brahmana, who, in this world, has given up craving, and leaving the home-life has become a bhikkhu; who has eradicated craving and has come to the end of existence. The Story of Thera Jatila While residing at the Veluvana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (416*) of this book, with reference to Thera Jatila. Soon after the passing away (Parinibbana) of Kassapa Buddha, an arahat thera went round for donations to build a gold stupa where the relics of Kassapa Buddha were to be enshrined. The thera came to the house of a goldsmith while he and his wife were engaged in a heated quarrel. The goldsmith shouted at the thera and said, "You had better thrown your stupa into the water and go away." His wife then said to the goldsmith, "If you are angry with me you should abuse me only; you can even beat me if you like; ...
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