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1. Now at that time the 厂别峁�峁�丑颈 of 搁腻箩补驳补丑补 had acquired a block^[2] of sandal-wood of the most precious sandal-wood flavour. And the 厂别峁�峁�丑颈 of 搁腻箩补驳补丑补 thought, 'How would it be if I were to have a bowl carved out of this block of sandal-wood, so that the chips^[3] shall remain my property, and I can give the bowl away?' And the 厂别峁�峁�丑颈 of 搁腻箩补驳补丑补 had a bowl turned out of that block of sandal-wood, and put it in a balance, and had it lifted on to the top of a bamboo^[4], and tying that bamboo at the top of a succession of bamboos, he let it be known, saying, 'If any 厂补尘补峁嘺 or Brahman be an Arahat and possessed of Iddhi, let him get down the bowl. It is a gift to him!'

Then 笔奴谤补峁嘺 Kassapa went to the 厂别峁�峁�丑颈 of 搁腻箩补驳补丑补, and said to him, 'I, O householder, am an Arahat and possessed of Iddhi. Give me the bowl.'

'If, Sir, you are an Arahat and possessed of Iddhi, let your reverence get down the bowl!'

Then Makkhali Gos膩la, and Ajita Kesa-办补尘产补濒墨, and Pakudha Kacc膩yana, and 厂补帽箩补测补 Bela峁�峁環iputta, and 狈颈驳补峁囜弓丑补 狈腻迟补-putta went severally to the 厂别峁�峁�丑颈 of 搁腻箩补驳补丑补, [and preferred the same request, and received the same reply.]

Now at that time the venerable 惭补丑腻 惭辞驳驳补濒濒腻苍补 and the venerable 笔颈峁囜笉辞濒补 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, having dressed themselves early in the morning, went into 搁腻箩补驳补丑补, duly bowled and robed, for alms. And the venerable 笔颈峁囜笉辞濒补 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补 said to the venerable 惭补丑腻 惭辞驳驳补濒濒腻苍补: 'The venerable 惭补丑腻 惭辞驳驳补濒濒腻苍补 is both an Arahat and possessed of Iddhi. Go, friend 惭辞驳驳补濒濒腻苍补, and fetch down this bowl, for this bowl belongs to thee.'

'The venerable 笔颈峁囜笉辞濒补 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补 also is both an Arahat and possessed of Iddhi. Go, friend 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, and fetch down the bowl, for this bowl belongs to thee.'

Then the venerable 笔颈峁囜笉辞濒补 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, rising up in the air, took the bowl, and went thrice round 搁腻箩补驳补丑补 (in the air). And at that time the 厂别峁�峁�丑颈 of 搁腻箩补驳补丑补 stood in his dwelling-place with his wife and children, and holding up his clasped hands in reverent salutation, he exclaimed, 'May the venerable 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补 be pleased to descend upon our dwelling-place.' And the venerable 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补 descended into his dwelling-place. Then the 厂别峁�峁�丑颈 of 搁腻箩补驳补丑补 took the bowl from the hands of the venerable 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, and filled it with costly food, and presented it to the venerable 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补. And the venerable 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补 took the bowl, and departed to his 膧谤腻尘补.

2. Now the people heard, 'The venerable 笔颈峁囜笉辞濒补 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, they say, has got down the 搁腻箩补驳补丑补 厂别峁�峁�丑颈's bowl.' And those people, with shouts loud and long, followed in the steps of 笔颈峁囜笉辞濒补 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补. And the Blessed One heard the shouts loud and long, and on hearing them he asked the venerable 膧苍补苍诲补, 'What now, 膧苍补苍诲补, does this so great shouting mean?'

The venerable 笔颈峁囜笉辞濒补 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, Lord, has got down the 搁腻箩补驳补丑补 厂别峁�峁�丑颈's bowl; and the people thereof are following in his steps with shouts loud and long.'

Then the Blessed One, on that occasion and in that connection, convened a meeting of the Bhikkhu-厂补峁僩丑补, and asked 笔颈峁囜笉辞濒补 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, 'Is it true, as they say, that you, 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, have got down the 搁腻箩补驳补丑补 厂别峁�峁�丑颈's bowl?'

'It is true, Lord.'

The Blessed Buddha rebuked him, saying, 'This is improper, 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, not according to rule, unsuitable, unworthy of a 厂补尘补峁嘺, unbecoming, and ought not to be done. How can you, 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, for the sake of a miserable wooden pot, display before the laity the superhuman quality of your miraculous power of Iddhi? Just, 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, like a woman who displays herself for the sake of a miserable piece of money^[5], have you, for the sake of a miserable wooden pot displayed before the laity the superhuman quality of your miraculous power of Iddhi. This will not conduce, 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补, either to the conversion of the unconverted, or to the increase of the converted; but rather to those who have not been converted remaining unconverted, and to the turning back of those who have been converted.'

And when he had rebuked him, and had delivered a religious discourse^[6], he addressed the Bhikkhus, and said: 'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to display before the laity the superhuman power of Iddhi. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a 诲耻办办补峁璦^[7]. Break to pieces, O Bhikkhus, that wooden bowl; and when you have ground it to powder, give it to the Bhikkhus as perfume for their eye ointments^[8]. And you are not, O Bhikkhus, to use wooden bowls. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a 诲耻办办补峁璦^[9].'

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

A Burmese version of the following legend is translated by Bishop Bigandet in his 'Legend of the Burmese Buddha,' vol. ii, pp. 212-216 (Third Edition).

[2]:

Candana-gan峁環墨 uppann膩 hoti ti candana-gha峁�峁璱k膩 uppann膩 hoti (B.). Compare ga峁囜弓hik膩 at J膩taka I, 150 = ga峁囜笉ik膩 at ibid. II, 124, and our note below on that word at V, 29, 3.

[3]:

Lekha峁�. It is clear from V, 9, 2, below, and Buddhaghosa's note there, that likhitu峁� is used in the sense of 'to plane' or 'to adze' wood or metal; and the Sinhalese MSS. read here likha峁� instead of lekha峁�. It cannot be 'to turn,' as the turning lathe is quite a modern invention.

[4]:

A similar proceeding is related of a Bhikkhu at 24, 1.

[5]:

M膩saka-r奴passa. On the m膩saka, see Rh. D.'s 'Ancient Coins and Measures, &c.,' p. 13. It is evident from the use of the word r奴pa here that stamped pieces of money were known in the valley of the Ganges as early as the time when the Cullavagga was composed. The word occurs also below at Cullavagga XII, 1, X.

[6]:

See Cullavagga I, 1, 2.

[7]:

Compare the 4th P膩r膩jika.

[8]:

The use of sandal-wood for this purpose is allowed by the closing words of 惭补丑腻vagga VI, 11.

[9]:

This injunction is repeated below in the summary at V, 37.