| J.237 |
Saaketa Jaataka |
Once, when the Buddha visited Saketa, an old brahmin met him at the gate and fell
at his feet, calling him his ‘son’ and took him home to see his ‘mother’ (the brahmin’s
wife) and his ‘brothers and sisters’ (the brahmin’s family). There the Buddha and
his monks were entertained with a meal, at the end of which the Buddha preached the
Jaraa Sutta. Both the brahmin and his wife became sakadagamins. When the Buddha returned
to A~njanavana, the monks asked how the brahmin had recognized him. He explained
how, in those who have been familiar in previous lives, familiarity springs afresh,
like a lotus in a pond. |
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Jaataka |
Khuddhaka |
J.ii.234ff. |
familiarity |