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"Oh ye miserable! Oh ye wretched!
Putting on his golden slippers, Yasa Kulaputra came down and moved out of the house. Passing through the citygate, he came to the deer-park at Rsipattana where the Buddha was gently pacing on the open ground. When he saw that Yasa was coming to him, he sat down on his seat. Yasa came to him and repeated what had earlier dropped out from his lips:
"Oh ye miserable! Oh ye wretched!
Said the Buddha,
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"Here there is neither misery nor wretchedness. Come, take a seat. I shall show you the way".
Yasa enjoyed a real peace of mind. He removed his golden slippers, came near the Buddha, saluted him and took his seat. The Buddha spoke to him about the bad outcome of the desire for objects, and about the great utility of keeping away from mundane activities. When the Buddha saw that he had been fixed in his mind, light in his mind, receptive in his mind and delighted in his mind, he spoke at length on misery, on the cause of misery, on the annihilation of misery and on the way of becoming free from misery. Just as a clean and stain-free cloth nicely takes any hue, in the same manner, seated on his cushion, Yas'a Kulaputra had his pure, spiritual eye opened.
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Meanwhile, Yasa's mother came to his place apartWhen she did not find her son there, she rushed to her husband and reported the matter to him. sent men in all directions to look for him. self went out. As luck would have it, he proceeded towards the deer-park at Rşipattana. On the way, he detected the mark of his son's golden slippers on the ground. He pursued them. When the Buddha saw the merchant at a distance coming towards him, he thought that he should better make Yasa invisible to his father by dint of his own spiritual powers, and he did accordingly. The Sresthi came to the Buddha and said,
"Bhante! Did you by any chance see anywhere my son Yasa Kulaputra "?
| SR No. | 022804 |
| Book Title | Agama And Tripitaka Comparative Study |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Nagaraj Muni |
| Publisher | Today and Tomorrows Printers and Publishers |
| Publication Year | 1986 |
| Total Pages | 804 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 19 MB |