10.
The Discourse on Verahaccāni
133.
On one occasion the Venerable Udāyī was dwelling at Kāmaṇḍā in the mango grove of the brahmin Todeyya.
Then a young man, a disciple of the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan, approached the Venerable Udāyī;
having approached, he exchanged friendly greetings with the Venerable Udāyī.
Having concluded the pleasant and memorable talk, he sat down to one side.
To that young man seated to one side, the Venerable Udāyī instructed, encouraged, inspired, and gladdened him with a talk on the Teaching.
Then that young man, having been instructed, encouraged, inspired, and gladdened by the Venerable Udāyī with a talk on the Teaching, rose from his seat and approached the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan;
having approached, he said this to the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan -
"May you know, dear lady!
The ascetic Udāyī expounds the Teaching, good in the beginning, good in the middle, good in the end, with meaning and with phrasing; he reveals the holy life that is complete in its entirety and pure."
"Well then, young man, in my name invite the ascetic Udāyī for a meal tomorrow." "Yes, dear lady," that young man, having replied to the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan, approached the Venerable Udāyī; having approached, he said this to the Venerable Udāyī - "May Master Udāyī consent to accept a meal from our teacher's wife, the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan, for tomorrow." The Venerable Udāyī consented by silence. Then the Venerable Udāyī, after that night had passed, in the earlier period of the day, having dressed, taking his bowl and robe, approached the dwelling of the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan; having approached, he sat down on the prepared seat. Then the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan with her own hand satisfied and served the Venerable Udāyī with superior solid and soft food. Then the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan, when the Venerable Udāyī had finished eating and had removed his hand from the bowl, having put on sandals, having sat down on a high seat, having covered her head, said this to the Venerable Udāyī - "Speak, ascetic, a teaching." Having said "There will be a time, sister," he rose from his seat and departed.
For the second time that young man approached the Venerable Udāyī; having approached, he exchanged friendly greetings with the Venerable Udāyī. Having concluded the pleasant and memorable talk, he sat down to one side. To that young man seated to one side, the Venerable Udāyī instructed, encouraged, inspired, and gladdened him with a talk on the Teaching. For the second time that young man, having been instructed, encouraged, inspired, and gladdened by the Venerable Udāyī with a talk on the Teaching, rose from his seat and approached the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan; having approached, he said this to the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan - "May you know, dear lady! The ascetic Udāyī expounds the Teaching, good in the beginning, good in the middle, good in the end, with meaning and with phrasing; he reveals the holy life that is complete in its entirety and pure."
"Just so, young man, you praise the ascetic Udāyī. But the ascetic Udāyī, when told 'Speak, ascetic, a teaching,' having said 'There will be a time, sister,' rose from his seat and departed." "Because you, dear lady, having put on sandals, having sat down on a high seat, having covered your head, said - 'Speak, ascetic, a teaching.' For those sirs are respectful of the Teaching, they have respect for the Teaching." "Well then, young man, in my name invite the ascetic Udāyī for a meal tomorrow." "Yes, dear lady," that young man, having replied to the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan, approached the Venerable Udāyī; having approached, he said this to the Venerable Udāyī - "May Master Udāyī consent to accept a meal from our teacher's wife, the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan, for tomorrow." The Venerable Udāyī consented by silence.
Then the Venerable Udāyī, after that night had passed, in the earlier period of the day, having dressed, taking his bowl and robe, approached the dwelling of the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan; having approached, he sat down on the prepared seat. Then the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan with her own hand satisfied and served the Venerable Udāyī with superior solid and soft food. Then the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan, when the Venerable Udāyī had finished eating and had removed his hand from the bowl, having taken off her sandals, having sat down on a low seat, having uncovered her head, said this to the Venerable Udāyī - "When what exists, venerable sir, do the Worthy Ones declare pleasure and pain, when what is absent do the Worthy Ones not declare pleasure and pain?"
"When the eye exists, sister, the Worthy Ones declare pleasure and pain, when the eye is absent the Worthy Ones do not declare pleasure and pain... etc. When the tongue exists the Worthy Ones declare pleasure and pain, when the tongue is absent the Worthy Ones do not declare pleasure and pain... etc. When the mind exists the Worthy Ones declare pleasure and pain, when the mind is absent the Worthy Ones do not declare pleasure and pain."
When this was said, the brahmin woman of the Verahaccāni clan said this to the Venerable Udāyī - "Excellent, venerable sir; excellent, venerable sir! Just as, venerable sir, 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 the noble Udāyī in many ways. Thus I, noble Udāyī, go for refuge to that Blessed One, to the Teaching, and to the Community of monks. May the noble Udāyī remember me as a female lay follower who has gone for refuge from this day forth for life." The tenth.