12.
The Discourse at Khomadussa
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Thus have I heard -
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Sakyans at Khomadussa, a market town of the Sakyans.
Then the Blessed One, having dressed in the earlier period of the day, taking his bowl and robe, entered the market town of Khomadussa for almsfood.
Now at that time the brahmin householders of Khomadussa were assembled in the assembly hall on some business, and the rain god was sprinkling drop by drop.
Then the Blessed One approached that assembly hall.
The brahmin householders of Khomadussa saw the Blessed One coming from afar.
Having seen him, they said this -
"Who are these shavelings, these petty ascetics, and who would know the rules of the assembly?"
Then the Blessed One addressed the brahmin householders of Khomadussa in verse -
They are not peaceful who do not speak the Teaching;
Having abandoned lust and hate and delusion,
Those speaking the Teaching become peaceful."
When this was said, the brahmin householders of Khomadussa said this to the Blessed One - "Excellent, Master Gotama, excellent, Master Gotama! Just as, Master Gotama, one might set upright what had been overturned, or reveal what had been concealed, or point out the path to one who was lost, or hold up an oil lamp in the darkness - so that those with good eyesight might see forms - so too, the Teaching has been made clear by Master Gotama in many ways. We go for refuge to Master Gotama, to the Teaching, and to the Community of monks. May Master Gotama remember us as lay followers who have gone for refuge from this day forth for life."
The Lay Follower Chapter is second.
Its summary:
Mānatthaddha, the opponent, the building work supervisor, the firewood gatherer;
The one who supports his mother, the beggar, and Saṅgārava with Khomadussa makes twelve.
The Connected Discourses on Brahmins is complete.