GOTAMA

    In toed Buddo fill tamas disciples, tly begging ones. Near toamas favourite place to stay, tavana,  worsed one, .

    All tales and ansics amas abode, ed to Savat opped to beg, food o ted the food:

    quot;e o kno and o see ed one, and to eac;

    Quot;ruly come to t place, you Samanas from t. You savana, in ted one d t, for to eac;

    t;ell so, tination, and our pato an end! But tell us, o;

    Quot;Many times I ed one. On many days, I ing  t;

    Deligened and ed to ask and  Siddo  and o ask for directions, for ratamas community o tavana. And since t at nigant arrivals, ss, and talk of t ser and got it. tomed to life in t, found quickly and  making any noise a place to stay and rested til the morning.

    At sunrise, tonis  rees t emplation--or in a conversation about spiritual matters, ty, full of people, bustling like bees. ty of t out o collect food in toened one,  of taking to beg in the morning.

    Siddantly recognised ed  to ly.

    quot;Look ; Siddly to Govinda. quot;t;

    Attentively, Govinda looked at to be in no  from they followed him and observed him.

    t on ly and deep in s,  seemed to smile quietly and in, calm, some as all of o a precise rule. But ly lo searc imitate, breatly in an unouchable peace.

    tama ooo collect alms, and tion, no effort to be seen, only light and peace.

    quot;today, well eac; said Govinda.

    Sidd anstle curiosity for teac believe t teac  as Govinda ents of teacs only represented second- or tion. But attentively  Gotamas , ly dangling  seemed to  of every finger of teac of, glistened of trutruto ture of  finger. ted a person so muchis one.

    til tourned in silence, for tended to abstain from on tama returning-- even isfied a birds appetite, and tiring into trees.

    But in t cooled doarted to bustle about and gateac ed,  calmness, ama taugeaco relieve suffering. Calmly and clearly  speec salvation from suffering ion ained by , yet firm voice ted one spoke, taugrines, taugfold patiently  teacitions, brigly eners, like a ligarry sky.

    epped foro accepted into ty, sougeacama accepted t;You eac o you o put an end to all suffering.quot;

    Beepped for;I also take my refuge in ted one and eac; and o accepted into ty of ed.

    Riger, Govinda turned to Sidd;Sidd is not my place to scold you. e ed one, be eaceacaken refuge in it. But you, my  you also  to ion? ould you  to ate, do you  to  any longer?quot;

    Siddome, o Govindas face. tly, in a voice  mockery: quot;Govinda, my friend, noep, no Govinda for once also take a step by  me, out of urned into a man and are c you  up to its end, o you sion!quot;

    Govinda, not completely understanding it yet, repeated ion in an impatient tone: quot;Speak up, I beg you, my dear! tell me, since it could not be any ot you also, my learned friend, ake your refuge ed Budd;

    Sidd;You failed to ing it: I o its end, t you sion!quot;

    In t, Govinda realized t  arted to weep.

    quot;Sidd; ingly.

    Siddo ;Dont forget, Govinda, t you are nos, renounced your birt teac ted one s. t you ed for yourself. tomorrow, o;

    For a long time, tinued ime, tell   to seek refuge in Gotamas teac fault eac Siddurned ime and said: quot;Be content, Govinda! Very good are teaced one,  in t;

    Very early in t monks,  to aken teaco dress to instruct t teacies of tion. t he novices.

    But Sidd in t.

    to meet Gotama, ted one, and o talk to ly ted one nodded his approval.

    Quot;Yesterday, oed one, I o eacogeto eaco stay aken  I art on my pilgrimage.quot;

    quot;As you please,quot; tely.

    quot;too bold is my speec; Siddinued, quot;but I do not  to leave ted one  ly told s. Does it please to listen to me for one moment longer?quot;

    Silently, the Buddha nodded his approval.

    Quot;One t venerable one, I eac of all. Everyteacly clear, is proven; you are presenting t cernal cs. Never before, ted so irrefutably; truly, t of every Brao beat stronger eacly connected,  gaps, clear as a crystal, not depending on c depending on gods.  may be good or bad,

    essential--but ty of t everyted, t t and time, by to being and of dying, t sly out of your exalted teaced one. But according to your very oeacy and necessary sequence of all ty is invaded by somet been t be demonstrated and cannot be proven: teacion. But ire eternal and uniform la again and becomes void. Please forgive me for expressing tion.quot;

    Quietly, Gotama ened to ed one, e and clear voice: quot;Youve eac youve t about it t, an error. You s t be  o opinions, tiful or ugly, smart or foolis t teac to explain to t goal; tion from suffering. t Gotama teac;

    quot;I  be angry ; said t;I  spoken to you like to argue o argue about ruly rigtle to opinions. But let me say t doubted in you for a single moment. I  doubted for a single moment t you are Budd you  goal to o you in ts, tation, tions, tenment. It  come to you by means of teac, oed one,--nobody ain salvation by means of teac be able to convey and say to anybody, oeac o you in tenment! teacened Buddain muc teaco live rigo avoid evil. But teac contain: t contain tery of ed one  I  and realized, ravels--not to seek otter teac to depart from all teaceaco reaco die. But often, Ill ted one, and of t;

    tly looked to tly, in perfect equanimity able face was smiling.

    quot;I ;t your ts s be in error, t you s tell me: itude of my Samanas, my many brotaken refuge in teacranger, o it ter for teaco return into t;

    quot;Far is suc from my mind,quot; exclaimed Sidd;I ay eac t is not my place to judge anot decide, I must c refuse. Salvation from t  migo me t only seemingly, only deceptively my self  t in trut eacy to folloy of t;

    itama looked into trangers eyes and bid o leave iceable gesture.

    quot;You are he venerable one spoke.

    quot;You knoalk oo muc;

    turned away, and chas memory.

    I  and ; truly, I o glance and smile, sit and oo, terious. truly, only a person  of o reac part of my self.

    I sa  to lo before any oteacice me any more, since teac enticed me.

    I am deprived by t Siddo me. amas s ha, myself.