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Angulimala 51: King Pasenadi full of adoration over the Buddha’s featBUDDHISM: As accustomed, the king spontaneously offered to provide Angulimala Thera with the traditional monk’s requisites, comprising robes, food, shelter and medicine.
Angulimala Thera, however, politely declined the king’s generosity, explaining that he had taken upon himself four of the strict monastic observances of dhutanga. That is, to be a forest meditation monk, and to live on Pindapata. He then excused himself from the presence of the Buddha and King Pasenadi as he had to get ready to go on Pindapata in the nearby village, for his mid-day meal. The king and the Buddha discussed for a while about the needs of the Sangha Order at Jetavana Monastery and on a few other temporal matters of interest. Before taking leave of the Buddha, the king paid his respects to the Enlightened One. It moved the king deeply that the Buddha was able to transform a ferocious serial killer into a noble, gentle bhikkhu. Once again, he exclaimed to the Enlightened One with great joy: It is simply wonderful, Blessed One! It is just so marvellous how the Blessed One subdues the unsubdued, pacifies the ferocious and calms the restless. It is truly amazing that this Angulimala, whom we could not subdue without invoking fear of punishment and armed weapons, the Blessed One has subdued with just Metta and Karuna. |
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