10.
The Second Discourse on Kosala
30.
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park.
Now at that time King Pasenadi of Kosala had returned from the battlefield, victorious in battle, having achieved his aim.
Then King Pasenadi of Kosala set out towards the monastery.
Having gone by vehicle as far as the ground was passable for vehicles, he descended from the vehicle and entered the monastery on foot.
Now at that time several monks were walking up and down in the open air.
Then King Pasenadi of Kosala approached those monks;
having approached, he said this to those monks -
"Where indeed, venerable sir, is the Blessed One dwelling at present, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One?
For we wish to see that Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One."
"This, great king, is the dwelling with its door closed.
Approach it quietly, without hurrying enter the veranda, clear your throat and knock on the door-bolt;
the Blessed One will open the door for you."
Then King Pasenadi of Kosala approached quietly that dwelling with its door closed, and without hurrying entered the veranda, cleared his throat and knocked on the door-bolt. The Blessed One opened the door. Then King Pasenadi of Kosala, having entered the dwelling, having fallen at the Blessed One's feet with his head, kissed the Blessed One's feet with his mouth and massaged them with his hands, and announced his name - "I am King Pasenadi of Kosala, venerable sir; I am King Pasenadi of Kosala, venerable sir."
"But what reason do you, great king, see that you perform such supreme respect towards this body, that you have shown a gift of friendliness?" "Seeing gratitude and thankfulness, venerable sir, I perform such supreme respect towards the Blessed One, I show a gift of friendliness.
"For the Blessed One, venerable sir, is practising for the welfare of many people, for the happiness of many people, he has established many people in the noble true method, that is to say, in the nature of good qualities, in the nature of wholesome qualities. Since, venerable sir, the Blessed One is practising for the welfare of many people, for the happiness of many people, he has established many people in the noble true method, that is to say, in the nature of good qualities, in the nature of wholesome qualities, this too, venerable sir, is the reason I see, that I perform such supreme respect towards the Blessed One, I show a gift of friendliness.
"Furthermore, venerable sir, the Blessed One is virtuous, of mature virtue, of noble virtue, of wholesome virtue, endowed with wholesome virtue. Since, venerable sir, the Blessed One is virtuous, of mature virtue, of noble virtue, of wholesome virtue, endowed with wholesome virtue, this too, venerable sir, is the reason I see, that I perform such supreme respect towards the Blessed One, I show a gift of friendliness.
"Furthermore, venerable sir, the Blessed One has for a long time been a forest-dweller, he resorts to remote forest and woodland lodgings that are secluded. Since, venerable sir, the Blessed One has for a long time been a forest-dweller, he resorts to remote forest and woodland lodgings that are secluded, this too, venerable sir, is the reason I see, that I perform such supreme respect towards the Blessed One, I show a gift of friendliness.
"Furthermore, venerable sir, the Blessed One is content with any requisites of robes, almsfood, lodging and medicine for the sick. Since, venerable sir, the Blessed One is content with any requisites of robes, almsfood, lodging and medicine for the sick, this too, venerable sir, is the reason I see, that I perform such supreme respect towards the Blessed One, I show a gift of friendliness. "Furthermore, venerable sir, the Blessed One is worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world. Since, venerable sir, the Blessed One is worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world, this too, venerable sir, is the reason I see, that I perform such supreme respect towards the Blessed One, I show a gift of friendliness.
"Furthermore, venerable sir, the Blessed One - whatever talk is conducive to effacement, suitable for opening the mind, as follows - talk about fewness of wishes, talk about contentment, talk about solitude, talk about aloofness from society, talk about arousal of energy, talk about morality, talk about concentration, talk about wisdom, talk about liberation, talk about knowledge and vision of liberation - of such talk he is one who obtains at will, one who obtains without difficulty, one who obtains without trouble. Since, venerable sir, the Blessed One - whatever talk is conducive to effacement, suitable for opening the mind, as follows - talk about fewness of wishes, etc. talk about knowledge and vision of liberation - of such talk he is one who obtains at will, one who obtains without difficulty, one who obtains without trouble, seeing this reason too, venerable sir, I perform such supreme respect towards the Blessed One, I display an offering of friendliness.
"Furthermore, venerable sir, the Blessed One is one who obtains at will, one who obtains without difficulty, one who obtains without trouble, the four meditative absorptions pertaining to the higher mind, which are pleasant abidings in the present life. Since, venerable sir, the Blessed One is one who obtains at will, one who obtains without difficulty, one who obtains without trouble, the four meditative absorptions pertaining to the higher mind, which are pleasant abidings in the present life, seeing this reason too, venerable sir, I perform such supreme respect towards the Blessed One, I display an offering of friendliness.
"Furthermore, venerable sir, the Blessed One recollects manifold past lives, as follows - one birth, two births, three births, four births, five births, ten births, twenty births, thirty births, forty births, fifty births, a hundred births, a thousand births, a hundred thousand births, many cosmic cycles of universe-contraction, many cosmic cycles of universe-expansion, many cosmic cycles of universe-contraction and expansion - 'There I was, having such a name, such a clan, such beauty, such food, experiencing such pleasure and pain, with such a life span; passing away from there, I arose there. There too I was, having such a name, such a clan, such beauty, such food, experiencing such pleasure and pain, with such a life span; passing away from there, I arose here.' Thus with aspects and terms he recollects manifold past lives. Since, venerable sir, the Blessed One recollects manifold past lives, as follows - one birth, two births, etc. thus with aspects and terms he recollects manifold past lives, seeing this reason too, venerable sir, I perform such supreme respect towards the Blessed One, I display an offering of friendliness.
"Furthermore, venerable sir, the Blessed One with the divine eye, which is pure and surpasses the human, sees beings passing away and arising, inferior and superior, beautiful and ugly, fortunate and unfortunate, and he understands beings according to their actions - 'These beings indeed, sirs, endowed with bodily misconduct, endowed with verbal misconduct, endowed with mental misconduct, revilers of the noble ones, holding wrong views, undertaking actions based on wrong views, upon the body's collapse at death, they have arisen in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell. but these beings, sirs, endowed with bodily good conduct, endowed with verbal good conduct, endowed with mental good conduct, not revilers of the noble ones, holding right views, undertaking actions based on right views, upon the body's collapse at death, they have arisen in a fortunate realm, in a heavenly world.' Thus with the divine eye, which is pure and surpasses the human, he sees beings, etc. he understands beings according to their actions. Since, venerable sir, the Blessed One with the divine eye, which is pure and surpasses the human, etc. he understands beings according to their actions, seeing this reason too, venerable sir, I perform such supreme respect towards the Blessed One, I display an offering of friendliness.
"Furthermore, venerable sir, the Blessed One, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, in this very life, having realised by direct knowledge himself, having attained, dwells in the liberation of mind and liberation by wisdom that are without mental corruptions. Since, venerable sir, the Blessed One, with the elimination of the mental corruptions, the liberation of mind that is without mental corruptions, etc. having realised, having attained, dwells, seeing this reason too, venerable sir, I perform such supreme respect towards the Blessed One, I display an offering of friendliness.
"Well then, venerable sir, we will now go. We have much to do, we have many duties." "Now do as you think fit, great king." Then King Pasenadi of Kosala rose from his seat, paid respect to the Blessed One, circumambulated him keeping him on his right, and departed. The tenth.