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nt to the river to bathe. They left the meat and rice on the bank, but as they bathed, the pot holding

nk, TambadAEhika thought to himself, "Throughout my life, I have been executing thieves; now I should offer this food to the monk." So, he invited SAriputta to come in and respectfully offered the food. After the meal, SAriputta taught him the Dhamma, but TambadAEhika could not pay attention, because h

purchase of a bottle of whisky and or a sack of rice to feed a village of hungry refugees have the sa

espect one another according to seniority and the older monks have the duty to teach the younger. D.3 Er. SAriputta jumping canals The elder monk SAriputta, who was second only to the Buddha for wisdom, still had certain faults remaining even though he was already an arahant. When he led the other mon

long time ago RAdha had given him a ladleful of rice when he was on almsround. The Buddha therefore a

that day onwards. E.5 Ex. RAdha Thera DhA.ii.104ff There was one day in the town of RAjagaha, the Lord Buddha was staying at VeOuvana Temple and SAriputta was there also. An aged Brahmin called RAdha who had been shunned by his wife, family and in-laws because he was not very wealthy. They abandoned