Agama And Tripitaka Comparative Study

SR No.: 022804
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

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For the rest of my life, please permit me to supply breakfast (yavāgu) to the monks.
For the rest of my life, please permit me to supply (udaka-sāṭikā) to the nuns.
When the Tathāgata asked about the cause that induced her to ask for these boons, she explained each one of them as follows:
"Bhante! Nudity is hateful, base and low. So I wish to supply bathing suits to the monks which they may use during the rainy season. This I propose to do till I die.
"Bhante! Incoming monks are not acquainted with the roads at Śravasti. Besides, they are tired. If they are permitted to take food at my house, then, they will at leisure pick up acquaintance with all the roads, lanes and bylanes in the city, and being relieved of their exhaustion, they will be able to beg their food later.
"Bhante! When the monks are to move out from
śravasti, a good part of their useful time is wasted in begging food. Due to this, at times, they are separated from the party, or reach their destination at a very odd hour. If they are permitted to receive food at my house, then, I am sure, both these risks may be easily eliminated. They will not run the risk of being separated from their fellow monks, nor reach their destination at odd hours. Besides, they will not be exhausted on account of their trek. It is due to consideration like this that I beg leave to supply food to the outgoing monks.
"Bhante! If the ailing monks do not get right food, their suffering augments, and they may even die before their time. If they are permitted to receive food from me, they will be safeguarded against both the possibilities.
"Bhante! If the people who are to attend the ailing monks are busy procuring their own food, they will be delayed in coming to the patients, and if they are punctual, they may miss their food. If they received food at my house and if they carry food for the patients from my house, such a situation will not arise.