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At that time there lived in Uruvela the Jatilas,<br/>
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At that [[time]] there lived in [[Uruvela]] the Jatilas,<br/>
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Brahman hermits with matted hair,<br/>
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[[Brahman]] [[hermits]] with matted [[hair]],<br/>
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worshipping the fire and keeping a fire-dragon;<br/>
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worshipping the [[fire]] and keeping a [[fire-dragon]];<br/>
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and Kassapa was their chief. [1]<br/>
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and [[Kassapa]] was their chief. [1]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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Kassapa was renowned throughout all India,<br/>
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[[Kassapa]] was renowned throughout all [[India]],<br/>
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and his name was honoured as one of the wisest men on earth<br/>
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and his [[name]] was honoured as one of the wisest men on [[earth]]<br/>
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and an authority on religion. [2]<br/>
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and an authority on [[religion]]. [2]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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And the Blessed One went to Kassapa of Uruvela, the Jatila, and said:<br/>
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And the [[Blessed One]] went to [[Kassapa]] of [[Uruvela]], the [[Jatila]], and said:<br/>
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"Let me stay a night in the room where you keep your sacred fire." [3]<br/>
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"Let me stay a night in the room where you keep your [[sacred]] [[fire]]." [3]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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Kassapa, seeing the Blessed One in his majesty and beauty, thought to himself:<br/>
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[[Kassapa]], [[seeing]] the [[Blessed One]] in his majesty and [[beauty]], [[thought]] to himself:<br/>
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"This is a great muni and a noble teacher.<br/>
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"This is a great muni and a [[noble]] [[teacher]].<br/>
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Should he stay over night in the room where the sacred fire is kept,<br/>
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Should he stay over night in the room where the [[sacred]] [[fire]] is kept,<br/>
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the serpent will bite him and he will die."<br/>
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the [[serpent]] will bite him and he will [[die]]."<br/>
 
And he said:<br/>
 
And he said:<br/>
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"I do not object to your staying over-night<br/>
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"I do not [[object]] to your staying over-night<br/>
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in the room where the sacred fire is kept,<br/>
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in the room where the [[sacred]] [[fire]] is kept,<br/>
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but the serpent lives there; he will kill you<br/>
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but the [[serpent]] [[lives]] there; he will kill you<br/>
 
and I should be sorry to see you perish." [4]<br/>
 
and I should be sorry to see you perish." [4]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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But the Buddha insisted<br/>
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But the [[Buddha]] insisted<br/>
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and Kassapa admitted him to the room where the sacred fire was kept. [5]<br/>
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and [[Kassapa]] admitted him to the room where the [[sacred]] [[fire]] was kept. [5]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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And the Blessed One sat down with his body erect,<br/>
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And the [[Blessed One]] sat down with his [[body]] erect,<br/>
 
surrounding himself with watchfulness. [6]<br/>
 
surrounding himself with watchfulness. [6]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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In the night the dragon came to the Buddha, belching forth in rage his fiery poison,<br/>
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In the night the [[dragon]] came to the [[Buddha]], belching forth in [[rage]] his fiery [[poison]],<br/>
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and filling the air with burning vapour, but could do him no harm,<br/>
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and filling the [[air]] with burning vapour, but could do him no harm,<br/>
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and the fire consumed itself while the World-honoured One remained composed.<br/>
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and the [[fire]] consumed itself while the [[World-honoured One]] remained composed.<br/>
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And the venomous fiend became very wroth so that he died in his anger. [7]<br/>
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And the {{Wiki|venomous}} fiend became very [[wroth]] so that he [[died]] in his [[anger]]. [7]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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When Kassapa saw the light shining forth from the room he said:<br/>
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When [[Kassapa]] saw the light shining forth from the room he said:<br/>
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"Alas, what misery!<br/>
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"Alas, what [[misery]]!<br/>
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Truly, the countenance of Gotama the great Sakyamuni is beautiful,<br/>
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Truly, the countenance of [[Gotama]] the great [[Sakyamuni]] is beautiful,<br/>
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but the serpent will destroy him." [8]<br/>
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but the [[serpent]] will destroy him." [8]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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In the morning the Blessed One showed the dead body of the fiend to Kassapa, saying:<br/>
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In the morning the [[Blessed One]] showed the [[dead]] [[body]] of the fiend to [[Kassapa]], saying:<br/>
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"His fire has been conquered by my fire." [9]<br/>
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"His [[fire]] has been conquered by my [[fire]]." [9]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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And Kassapa thought to himself:<br/>
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And [[Kassapa]] [[thought]] to himself:<br/>
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"Sakyamuni is a great samana<br/>
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"[[Sakyamuni]] is a great [[samana]]<br/>
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and possesses high powers,<br/>
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and possesses high [[powers]],<br/>
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but he is not holy like me." [10]<br/>
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but he is not {{Wiki|holy}} like me." [10]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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There was in those days a festival, and Kassapa thought:<br/>
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There was in those days a {{Wiki|festival}}, and [[Kassapa]] [[thought]]:<br/>
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"The people will come hither from all parts of the country and will see the great Sakyamuni.<br/>
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"The [[people]] will come hither from all parts of the country and will see the great [[Sakyamuni]].<br/>
 
When he speaks to them, they will believe in him and abandon me."<br/>
 
When he speaks to them, they will believe in him and abandon me."<br/>
 
And he grew envious. [11]<br/>
 
And he grew envious. [11]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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When the day of the festival arrived, the Blessed One retired and did not come to Kassapa.<br/>
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When the day of the {{Wiki|festival}} arrived, the [[Blessed One]] retired and did not come to [[Kassapa]].<br/>
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And Kassapa went to the Buddha on the next morning and said:<br/>
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And [[Kassapa]] went to the [[Buddha]] on the next morning and said:<br/>
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"Why did the great Sakyamuni not come?" [12]<br/>
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"Why did the great [[Sakyamuni]] not come?" [12]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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The Tathagata replied:<br/>
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The [[Tathagata]] replied:<br/>
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"Didst thou not think, O Kassapa,<br/>
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"Didst thou not think, O [[Kassapa]],<br/>
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that it would be better if I stayed away from the festival?" [13]<br/>
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that it would be better if I stayed away from the {{Wiki|festival}}?" [13]<br/>
 
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<br/>
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And Kassapa was astonished and thought:<br/>
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And [[Kassapa]] was astonished and [[thought]]:<br/>
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"Great is Sakyamuni; he can read my most secret thoughts, but he is not holy like me." [14]<br/>
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"Great is [[Sakyamuni]]; he can read my most secret [[thoughts]], but he is not {{Wiki|holy}} like me." [14]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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And the Blessed One addressed Kassapa and said:<br/>
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And the [[Blessed One]] addressed [[Kassapa]] and said:<br/>
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"Thou seest the truth,<br/>
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"Thou seest the [[truth]],<br/>
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but acceptest it not because of the envy that dwells in thy heart.<br/>
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but acceptest it not because of the [[envy]] that dwells in thy [[heart]].<br/>
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Is envy holiness? Envy is the last remnant of self that has remained in thy mind.<br/>
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Is [[envy]] holiness? [[Envy]] is the last remnant of [[self]] that has remained in thy [[mind]].<br/>
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Thou art not holy, Kassapa; thou hast not yet entered the path." [15]<br/>
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Thou [[art]] not {{Wiki|holy}}, [[Kassapa]]; thou hast not yet entered the [[path]]." [15]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
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And Kassapa gave up his resistance.<br/>
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And [[Kassapa]] gave up his resistance.<br/>
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His envy disappeared, and, bowing down before the Blessed One, he said:<br/>
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His [[envy]] disappeared, and, bowing down before the [[Blessed One]], he said:<br/>
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"Lord, our Master, let me receive the ordination from the Blessed One." [16]<br/>
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"[[Lord]], our [[Master]], let me receive the [[ordination]] from the [[Blessed One]]." [16]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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And the Blessed One said:<br/>
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And the [[Blessed One]] said:<br/>
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"Thou, Kassapa, art chief of the Jatilas.<br/>
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"Thou, [[Kassapa]], [[art]] chief of the Jatilas.<br/>
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Go, then, first and inform them of thine intention,<br/>
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Go, then, first and inform them of thine [[intention]],<br/>
 
and let them do as thou thinkest fit." [17]<br/>
 
and let them do as thou thinkest fit." [17]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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Then Kassapa went to the Jatilas and said:<br/>
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Then [[Kassapa]] went to the Jatilas and said:<br/>
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"I am anxious to lead a religious life under the direction of the great Sakyamuni,<br/>
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"I am anxious to lead a [[religious]] [[life]] under the [[direction]] of the great [[Sakyamuni]],<br/>
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who is the Enlightened One, the Buddha. Do as ye think best." [18]<br/>
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who is the [[Enlightened One]], the [[Buddha]]. Do as ye think best." [18]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
And the Jatilas replied:<br/>
 
And the Jatilas replied:<br/>
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"We have conceived a profound affection for the great Sakyamuni,<br/>
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"We have conceived a profound {{Wiki|affection}} for the great [[Sakyamuni]],<br/>
 
and if thou wilt join his brotherhood, we will do likewise." [19]<br/>
 
and if thou wilt join his brotherhood, we will do likewise." [19]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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The Jatilas of Uruvela now flung their paraphernalia of fire-worship into the river<br/>
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The Jatilas of [[Uruvela]] now flung their {{Wiki|paraphernalia}} of fire-worship into the [[river]]<br/>
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and went to the Blessed One. [20]<br/>
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and went to the [[Blessed One]]. [20]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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Nadi Kassapa and Gaya Kassapa, brothers of the great Uruvela Kassapa,<br/>
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[[Nadi]] [[Kassapa]] and [[Gaya]] [[Kassapa]], brothers of the great [[Uruvela]] [[Kassapa]],<br/>
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powerful men and chieftains among the people, were dwelling below on the stream,<br/>
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powerful men and chieftains among the [[people]], were dwelling below on the stream,<br/>
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and when they saw the instruments used in fire-worship floating in the river, they said:<br/>
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and when they saw the instruments used in fire-worship floating in the [[river]], they said:<br/>
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"Something has happened to our brother." And they came with, their fold to Uruvela.<br/>
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"Something has happened to our brother." And they came with, their fold to [[Uruvela]].<br/>
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Hearing what had happened, they, too, went to the Buddha. [21]<br/>
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Hearing what had happened, they, too, went to the [[Buddha]]. [21]<br/>
 
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The Blessed One seeing that the Jantilas of Nadi and Gaya,<br/>
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The [[Blessed One]] [[seeing]] that the Jantilas of [[Nadi]] and [[Gaya]],<br/>
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who had practised severe austerities and worshipped fire,<br/>
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who had practised severe austerities and worshipped [[fire]],<br/>
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were now come to him, preached a sermon on fire, and said: [22]<br/>
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were now come to him, {{Wiki|preached}} a {{Wiki|sermon}} on [[fire]], and said: [22]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
"Everything, O Jatilas, is burning.<br/>
 
"Everything, O Jatilas, is burning.<br/>
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The eye is burning, all the senses are burning, thoughts are burning.<br/>
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The [[eye]] is burning, all the [[senses]] are burning, [[thoughts]] are burning.<br/>
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They are burning with the fire of lust. There is anger, there is ignorance, there is hatred,<br/>
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They are burning with the [[fire]] of [[lust]]. There is [[anger]], there is [[ignorance]], there is [[hatred]],<br/>
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and as long as the fire finds inflammable things upon which it can feed, so long will it burn,<br/>
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and as long as the [[fire]] finds inflammable things upon which it can feed, so long will it burn,<br/>
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and there will be birth and death, decay, grief, lamentation, suffering, despair, and sorrow.<br/>
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and there will be [[birth]] and [[death]], [[decay]], [[grief]], [[lamentation]], [[suffering]], despair, and [[sorrow]].<br/>
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Considering this, a disciple of the Dharma will see the four noble truths<br/>
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Considering this, a [[disciple]] of the [[Dharma]] will see the [[four noble truths]]<br/>
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and walk in the eightfold path of holiness.<br/>
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and walk in the [[eightfold path]] of holiness.<br/>
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He will become wary of his eye, wary of all his senses, wary of his thoughts.<br/>
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He will become wary of his [[eye]], wary of all his [[senses]], wary of his [[thoughts]].<br/>
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He will divert himself of passion and become free.<br/>
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He will divert himself of [[passion]] and become free.<br/>
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He will be delivered from selfishness and attain the blessed state of Nirvana." [23]<br/>
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He will be delivered from [[selfishness]] and attain the blessed state of [[Nirvana]]." [23]<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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And the Jatilas rejoiced and took refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. [24]<br/>
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And the Jatilas rejoiced and took [[refuge]] in the [[Buddha]], the [[Dharma]], and the [[Sangha]]. [24]<br/>
  
 
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At that time there lived in Uruvela the Jatilas,
Brahman hermits with matted hair,
worshipping the fire and keeping a fire-dragon;
and Kassapa was their chief. [1]

Kassapa was renowned throughout all India,
and his name was honoured as one of the wisest men on earth
and an authority on religion. [2]

And the Blessed One went to Kassapa of Uruvela, the Jatila, and said:
"Let me stay a night in the room where you keep your sacred fire." [3]

Kassapa, seeing the Blessed One in his majesty and beauty, thought to himself:
"This is a great muni and a noble teacher.
Should he stay over night in the room where the sacred fire is kept,
the serpent will bite him and he will die."
And he said:
"I do not object to your staying over-night
in the room where the sacred fire is kept,
but the serpent lives there; he will kill you
and I should be sorry to see you perish." [4]

But the Buddha insisted
and Kassapa admitted him to the room where the sacred fire was kept. [5]

And the Blessed One sat down with his body erect,
surrounding himself with watchfulness. [6]

In the night the dragon came to the Buddha, belching forth in rage his fiery poison,
and filling the air with burning vapour, but could do him no harm,
and the fire consumed itself while the World-honoured One remained composed.
And the venomous fiend became very wroth so that he died in his anger. [7]

When Kassapa saw the light shining forth from the room he said:
"Alas, what misery!
Truly, the countenance of Gotama the great Sakyamuni is beautiful,
but the serpent will destroy him." [8]

In the morning the Blessed One showed the dead body of the fiend to Kassapa, saying:
"His fire has been conquered by my fire." [9]

And Kassapa thought to himself:
"Sakyamuni is a great samana
and possesses high powers,
but he is not holy like me." [10]

There was in those days a festival, and Kassapa thought:
"The people will come hither from all parts of the country and will see the great Sakyamuni.
When he speaks to them, they will believe in him and abandon me."
And he grew envious. [11]

When the day of the festival arrived, the Blessed One retired and did not come to Kassapa.
And Kassapa went to the Buddha on the next morning and said:
"Why did the great Sakyamuni not come?" [12]

The Tathagata replied:
"Didst thou not think, O Kassapa,
that it would be better if I stayed away from the festival?" [13]

And Kassapa was astonished and thought:
"Great is Sakyamuni; he can read my most secret thoughts, but he is not holy like me." [14]

And the Blessed One addressed Kassapa and said:
"Thou seest the truth,
but acceptest it not because of the envy that dwells in thy heart.
Is envy holiness? Envy is the last remnant of self that has remained in thy mind.
Thou art not holy, Kassapa; thou hast not yet entered the path." [15]

And Kassapa gave up his resistance.
His envy disappeared, and, bowing down before the Blessed One, he said:
"Lord, our Master, let me receive the ordination from the Blessed One." [16]

And the Blessed One said:
"Thou, Kassapa, art chief of the Jatilas.
Go, then, first and inform them of thine intention,
and let them do as thou thinkest fit." [17]

Then Kassapa went to the Jatilas and said:
"I am anxious to lead a religious life under the direction of the great Sakyamuni,
who is the Enlightened One, the Buddha. Do as ye think best." [18]

And the Jatilas replied:
"We have conceived a profound affection for the great Sakyamuni,
and if thou wilt join his brotherhood, we will do likewise." [19]

The Jatilas of Uruvela now flung their paraphernalia of fire-worship into the river
and went to the Blessed One. [20]

Nadi Kassapa and Gaya Kassapa, brothers of the great Uruvela Kassapa,
powerful men and chieftains among the people, were dwelling below on the stream,
and when they saw the instruments used in fire-worship floating in the river, they said:
"Something has happened to our brother." And they came with, their fold to Uruvela.
Hearing what had happened, they, too, went to the Buddha. [21]

The Blessed One seeing that the Jantilas of Nadi and Gaya,
who had practised severe austerities and worshipped fire,
were now come to him, preached a sermon on fire, and said: [22]

"Everything, O Jatilas, is burning.
The eye is burning, all the senses are burning, thoughts are burning.
They are burning with the fire of lust. There is anger, there is ignorance, there is hatred,
and as long as the fire finds inflammable things upon which it can feed, so long will it burn,
and there will be birth and death, decay, grief, lamentation, suffering, despair, and sorrow.
Considering this, a disciple of the Dharma will see the four noble truths
and walk in the eightfold path of holiness.
He will become wary of his eye, wary of all his senses, wary of his thoughts.
He will divert himself of passion and become free.
He will be delivered from selfishness and attain the blessed state of Nirvana." [23]

And the Jatilas rejoiced and took refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. [24]

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