Sadhu & anumondana Everett,

You have helped lengthened my life by your wisdom. Yes it is the
Dhaatu,vibhan.ga Sutta. The Dhammapada story of Tissa the Fat is one of the
most humorous in the Commentary though unrelated to the Dhaatu,vibhan.ga
Sutta.

Thanks again and sukhi.

Piya

----- Original Message -----
From: "Everett Thiele" <rett@...>
To: <Pali@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Pali] Marks of the Great Man


> >
> >There is also another sutta or story where a monk meets the Buddha and
they
> >discuss their personal doctrines. In the end, when the Buddha asks the
> >other monks who is teacher is, that monk replies that his teacher is one
> >called "the Buddha". Only that does he discover that the Teacher is right
> >before him. Anyone remember the reference of this interesting sutta.
>
> Perhaps that is the Dhaatuvibhangasutta (M140). This has a novice
> 'Pukkusaati' who doesn't recognize the Buddha until after their
> discussion.
>
> Interestingly, the stories begins very similarly to one of the first
> stories in the Dhp-a (Tissa the fat) with the Buddha arriving to
> spend a single night in a potter's workshop, and being told there is
> another monk who has come first. Luckily they don't get into an
> argument, like in the Dhp-a story.
>
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