1On one occasion the Blessed One was wandering on tour among the Kosalans when he reached Kapilavatthu. Mahānāma the Sakyan heard: "The Blessed One has arrived at Kapilavatthu." Then Mahānāma the Sakyan approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, and stood to one side. The Blessed One then said to him:

2"Go, Mahānāma, and find a suitable rest house in Kapilavatthu where we might stay for the night."

"Yes, Bhante," Mahānāma replied. He then entered Kapilavatthu and searched the entire city but did not see a suitable rest house where the Blessed One could stay for the night.

3So he returned to the Blessed One and told him: "Bhante, there is no suitable rest house in Kapilavatthu where the Blessed One might stay for the night. But Bharaṇḍu the Kālāma, formerly the Blessed One's fellow monk, is here. [n.587] Purāṇasabrahmacārī. Mp says that they had lived together at Ālāra Kālāma's hermitage. Ālāra Kālāma was one of the meditation masters under whom the future Buddha trained before his enlightenment. See MN I 163–64. Let the Blessed One spend the night at his hermitage."

"Go, Mahānāma, and prepare a mat for me."

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"Yes, Bhante," Mahānāma replied. Then he went to Bharaṇḍu's hermitage, prepared a mat, set out water for washing the feet, returned to the Blessed One, and said:

"I have spread a mat, Bhante, and set out water for washing the feet. The Blessed One may go at his own convenience."

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4Then the Blessed One went to Bharaṇḍu's hermitage, sat down on the seat that was prepared for him, and washed his feet. It then occurred to Mahānāma: "This is not a proper time for staying with the Blessed One, for he is tired. I will visit him tomorrow." Then he paid homage to the Blessed One, circumambulated him keeping the right side toward him, and departed.

5Then, when the night had passed, Mahānāma approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, and sat down to one side. The Blessed One then said to him.

"There are, Mahānāma, these three kinds of teachers found existing in the world. What three.

(1) "Here, Mahānāma, some teacher prescribes the full understanding of sensual pleasures, but not of forms or feelings. (2) Another teacher prescribes the full understanding of sensual pleasures and forms, but not of feelings. (3) Still another teacher prescribes the full understanding of sensual pleasures, forms, and feelings. These are the three kinds of teachers found existing in the world. Is the goal of these three kinds of teachers the same or different?"

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6When this was said, Bharaṇḍu the Kālāma said to Mahānāma: "Say the same, Mahānāma." But the Blessed One said to Mahānāma: "Say different, Mahānāma..

A second time … A third time Bharaṇḍu the Kālāma said to Mahānāma: "Say the same, Mahānāma." But the Blessed One said to Mahānāma: "Say different, Mahānāma."

7Then it occurred to Bharaṇḍu: "The ascetic Gotama has contradicted me three times in front of the influential Mahānāma the Sakyan. I had better leave Kapilavatthu..

Then Bharaṇḍu the Kālāma left Kapilavatthu. When he left Kapilavatthu, he left for good and never returned.

1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosalesu cārikaṁ caramāno yena kapilavatthu tadavasari. Assosi kho mahānāmo sakko: "Bhagavā kira kapilavatthuṁ anuppatto"ti. Atha kho mahānāmo sakko yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitaṁ kho mahānāmaṁ sakkaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

2"Gaccha, mahānāma, kapilavatthusmiṁ, tathārūpaṁ āvasathaṁ jāna yatthajja mayaṁ ekarattiṁ vihareyyāmā"ti.

"Evaṁ, bhante"ti kho mahānāmo sakko bhagavato paṭissutvā kapilavatthuṁ pavisitvā kevalakappaṁ kapilavatthuṁ anvāhiṇḍanto nāddasa kapilavatthusmiṁ tathārūpaṁ āvasathaṁ yatthajja bhagavā ekarattiṁ vihareyya.

3Atha kho mahānāmo sakko yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: "natthi, bhante, kapilavatthusmiṁ tathārūpo āvasatho yatthajja bhagavā ekarattiṁ vihareyya. Ayaṁ, bhante, bharaṇḍu kālāmo bhagavato purāṇasabrahmacārī. Tassajja bhagavā assame ekarattiṁ viharatū"ti.

"Gaccha, mahānāma, santharaṁ paññāpehī"ti.

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"Evaṁ, bhante"ti kho mahānāmo sakko bhagavato paṭissutvā yena bharaṇḍussa kālāmassa assamo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā santharaṁ paññāpetvā udakaṁ ṭhapetvā pādānaṁ dhovanāya yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:.

"santhato, bhante, santhāro, udakaṁ ṭhapitaṁ pādānaṁ dhovanāya. Yassadāni, bhante, bhagavā kālaṁ maññatī"ti.

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4Atha kho bhagavā yena bharaṇḍussa kālāmassa assamo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Nisajja kho bhagavā pāde pakkhālesi. Atha kho mahānāmassa sakkassa etadahosi: "akālo kho ajja bhagavantaṁ payirupāsituṁ. Kilanto bhagavā. Sve dānāhaṁ bhagavantaṁ payirupāsissāmī"ti bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā pakkāmi.

5Atha kho mahānāmo sakko tassā rattiyā accayena yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho mahānāmaṁ sakkaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:.

"tayo khome, mahānāma, satthāro santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame tayo.

Idha, mahānāma, ekacco satthā kāmānaṁ pariññaṁ paññāpeti; na rūpānaṁ pariññaṁ paññāpeti, na vedanānaṁ pariññaṁ paññāpeti. Idha pana, mahānāma, ekacco satthā kāmānaṁ pariññaṁ paññāpeti, rūpānaṁ pariññaṁ paññāpeti; na vedanānaṁ pariññaṁ paññāpeti. Idha pana, mahānāma, ekacco satthā kāmānaṁ pariññaṁ paññāpeti, rūpānaṁ pariññaṁ paññāpeti, vedanānaṁ pariññaṁ paññāpeti. Ime kho, mahānāma, tayo satthāro santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Imesaṁ, mahānāma, tiṇṇaṁ satthārānaṁ ekā niṭṭhā udāhu puthu niṭṭhā"ti?

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6Evaṁ vutte, bharaṇḍu kālāmo mahānāmaṁ sakkaṁ etadavoca: "ekāti, mahānāma, vadehī"ti. Evaṁ vutte, bhagavā mahānāmaṁ sakkaṁ etadavoca: "nānāti, mahānāma, vadehī"ti.

Dutiyampi kho bharaṇḍu kālāmo mahānāmaṁ sakkaṁ etadavoca: "ekāti, mahānāma, vadehī"ti. Dutiyampi kho bhagavā mahānāmaṁ sakkaṁ etadavoca: "nānāti, mahānāma, vadehī"ti. Tatiyampi kho bharaṇḍu kālāmo mahānāmaṁ sakkaṁ etadavoca: "ekāti, mahānāma, vadehī"ti. Tatiyampi kho bhagavā mahānāmaṁ sakkaṁ etadavoca: "nānāti, mahānāma, vadehī"ti.

7Atha kho bharaṇḍu kālāmassa etadahosi: "mahesakkhassa vatamhi mahānāmassa sakkassa sammukhā samaṇena gotamena yāvatatiyaṁ apasādito. Yannūnāhaṁ kapilavatthumhā pakkameyyan"ti.

Atha kho bharaṇḍu kālāmo kapilavatthumhā pakkāmi. Yaṁ kapilavatthumhā pakkāmi tathā pakkantova ahosi na puna paccāgacchīti.

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Catutthaṁ.