BURLINGAME. — BUDDHAGHOSA's DHAMMAPADA COMMENTARY. 499 



he might thereby become the chief disciple of a Buddha. Upon receiv- 

 ing assurance that his wish would be fulfilled, he sent word to Siri- 

 vaddha to make his wish for the place of second disciple. Thereupon 

 Sirivaddha entertained AnomadassI and made his wish. So what 

 Sariputta and Moggallana obtained was only that for which they had 

 made their wish under AnomadassI. (104-112) 



Sariputta and Moggallana then related their experiences from the 

 Mountain-top festivities to their final interview with Sanjaya. Buddha 

 then contrasted the attitude of Sanjaya with that of his own faithful 

 followers, and pronounced Stanzas 11-12, at the conclusion of which 

 many of his hearers were established in the Fruits. (113-114) 



Book I. Story 9. Nanda, Elder. 22 



ILLUSTRATING STANZAS 13-14 = 13-14. 



After the events related in the last story, Buddha visited his father 

 Suddhodana and established him in the Fruits of the First Two Paths 

 by pronouncing Stanzas 168-169. On the following day, while the fes- 

 tivities connected with Nanda's marriage were going on, Buddha went 

 into the house to collect alms, placed his bowl in Nanda's hands, 

 wished him happiness, and then went out without taking the bowl. 

 So profound was Nanda's reverence for the Teacher that he did not 

 dare ask him to take the bowl ; but, expecting that the Teacher would 

 ask for it sooner or later, he followed him first to the head of the stairs, 

 then to the foot of the stairs, then to the court-yard. Here Nanda 

 wished to turn back. But the Teacher went straight ahead, and 

 Nanda, much against his will, followed. When Nanda's bride, Country 

 Beauty, learned what had happened, she ran after him as fast as she 

 could, with tears streaming down her face and hair half combed, and 

 begged him to return. This caused a quaver in Nanda's heart, but 

 the Teacher still gave no indication that he wished to have the bowl 

 returned, and Nanda kept right on. When they reached the Monas- 

 tery, the Teacher said : " Nanda, would you like to become a monk 1 " 

 That was the last thing in the world Nanda wanted to do j ust then ; 

 but his reverence for the Teacher was so profound that he promptly 

 said "Yes." Thereupon the Teacher admitted him to the Order. 

 (115-116) 



After receiving his son Rahula into the Order, and establishing his 

 father in the Fruit of the Third Path, the Teacher, accompanied by the 

 Congregation of Monks, went into residence at Jetavana. By this time 



22 Cf. Ja. ii. 92-4. 



