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The Discourse on Kassapagotta
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On one occasion the venerable Kassapagotta was dwelling among the Kosalans in a certain jungle thicket.
Now at that time the venerable Kassapagotta, having gone for his day residence, was exhorting a certain hunter.
Then the deity dwelling in that jungle thicket, wishing to arouse a sense of urgency in the venerable Kassapagotta, approached the venerable Kassapagotta;
having approached, she addressed the venerable Kassapagotta in verses -
"This hunter who roams the mountain wilderness, lacking wisdom, without mind;
The monk exhorting at an improper time appears to me as a fool.
"He hears but does not cognise, he looks but does not see;
When the teaching is being spoken, the fool does not understand the meaning.
"Even if you were to hold ten lamps, Kassapa;
He will not see visible forms, for he has no eye."
Then the venerable Kassapagotta, stirred by that deity, attained a sense of urgency.