Nikola Tesla references the Buddha

Nikola Tesla's lost interview: Deep Space SECRETS (2024)

(Pep Talk) Sept. 13, 2024: Dive into the extraordinary world of Nikola Tesla in the video "Nikola Tesla's Lost Interview (100 Years Old): Deep Space SECRETS (2024)."

Nikola Tesla still communicates

This groundbreaking discovery reveals previously unseen footage of the legendary inventor discussing his visionary ideas about spirituality [speaking like Edgar Cayce during a reading or a shaman on entheogens], deep space, and the universe.

What secrets did Tesla uncover about electricity, energy, technology, and the cosmos that are still relevant today?

Whether one is a Tesla aficionado, a space enthusiast, or curious about the mysteries of the universe, this video is a must-watch.

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Who was Tesla?

Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit

"Tesla" is now a personal robot built by Elon Musk's company for home use and probably sex.

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Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856–Jan. 7, 1943) lived to be 86. He was a Serbian-American [3, 4] born in modern day Croatia. He was an experimental scientist and very much a mystic, who became famous as an inventor, engineer, and futurist.

He is well known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system [5].

Born and raised in the Austrian Empire, Tesla first studied engineering and physics in the 1870s without receiving a degree.

He then gained practical experience in the early 1880s working in telephony and at Continental Edison in the new electric power industry. In 1884, he immigrated to the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen.

He worked for a short time at the Edison Machine Works in New York City before he struck out on his own. With the help of partners to finance and market his inventions, Tesla set up laboratories and companies in New York to develop a range of electrical and mechanical devices.

His AC induction motor and related polyphase AC patents, licensed by Westinghouse Electric in 1888, earned him a considerable amount of money and became the cornerstone of the polyphase system, which that company eventually marketed.

Attempting to develop inventions he could patent and market, Tesla conducted a range of experiments with mechanical oscillators/generators, electrical discharge tubes, and early X-ray imaging. He also built a wirelessly controlled boat, one of the first ever exhibited.

Tesla became well known as an inventor and demonstrated his achievements to celebrities and wealthy patrons at his lab and was noted for his showmanship at public lectures.

Throughout the 1890s, Tesla pursued his visions for wireless lighting and worldwide wireless electric power distribution in his high-voltage, high-frequency power experiments in New York and Colorado Springs.

In 1893, he made pronouncements on the possibility of wireless communication with his devices. Tesla tried to put these ideas to practical use in his unfinished Wardenclyffe Tower project, an intercontinental wireless communication and power transmitter, but ran out of funding before he could complete it.

After Wardenclyffe, Tesla experimented with a series of inventions in the 1910s and 1920s with varying degrees of success. Having spent most of his money, Tesla lived in a series of New York hotels, leaving behind unpaid bills. He died in New York City in January 1943 [6].

Tesla's work fell into relative obscurity following his death, until 1960, when the General Conference on Weights and Measures named the International System of Units (SI) measurement of magnetic flux density the "tesla" in his honor.

There has been a resurgence in popular interest in Tesla since the 1990s [7].

Early home, now the Nikola Tesla Museum

• Tesla's birth house (parish hall) was rebuilt in the church where his father served as an Eastern Orthodox priest in Smiljan, Croatia. The site was made into a museum about him [8].

I didn't get to be The Richest by morality

[When Tesla passed away in New York, the U.S. government confiscated his papers, effects, devices, and made them secret to benefit private interests or appropriate advanced technology with possible military applications for U.S. arsenals and secret laboratories, making Tesla's revelations the opposite of his intentions to benefit the world and every being in it.]

Elon Musk is the anti-Nikola Tesla making $$$.

Nikola Tesla was born into an ethnic Serb family in the village of Smiljan, within the Military Frontier, in the Austrian Empire (present-day Croatia).

Tesla's father, Milutin Tesla (1819–1879) [11], was a priest of the Eastern Orthodox Church [12, 13, 14, 15]. His father's brother Josif was a lecturer at a military academy who wrote several textbooks on mathematics [11].

Musk and Tesla could hardly be more different.

Tesla's mother, Georgina "Đuka" Mandić (1822–1892), whose father was also an Eastern Orthodox Church priest [16], had a talent for making home craft tools and mechanical appliances and the ability to memorize Serbian epic poems. She never received a formal education. Tesla credited his eidetic [photographic] memory and creative abilities to his mother's genetics and influence [17, 18].

Tesla was the fourth of five children. He had three sisters -- Milka, Angelina, and Marica -- and an older brother Dane, who was killed in a horse-riding accident when Tesla was six or seven [19].

In 1861, Tesla attended primary school in Smiljan where he studied German, arithmetic, and religion.

In 1862, the Tesla family moved to the nearby town of Gospić, where Tesla's father worked as parish priest. More

TIME STAMPS

Musk is using my good name to sell.

• 0:00 Introduction
• 00:00:14 Tesla is recognized for his profound understanding of the cosmos and questioned about his identity.
• 00:00:48 He's celebrated as the mind behind the 20th and 21st centuries, with futurists praising his inventions.
• 00:01:11 Industry hails Tesla as a supreme saint, recognizing his contributions to physics, chemistry, and technological advancements.
• 00:01:18 Despite remarkable achievements, Tesla expresses a sense of unfulfillment, having not yet reached his ultimate goal.
• 00:01:47 His dream was to illuminate the entire Earth, harnessing the limitless power of electricity.
• 00:02:04 Tesla believes in tapping into diverse energies, including positive mental energy from music and art, to elevate humanity.
• 00:02:20 He envisions a world where Earth's natural energies foster joy, peace, and love.
• 00:02:30 Tesla spent years researching how energy impacts humanity, seeking to harness its potential for positive change.
• 00:02:42 He outlines three key areas of scientific inquiry: providing food for the hungry, eradicating suffering, and harnessing the universe's light.
• 00:03:23 He discovered a star that could vanish without disrupting the universe, showcasing the vastness and mystery of the cosmos.
• 00:03:36 Tesla challenges Einstein's theory of relativity, advocating for understanding the universe's harmony.
• 00:03:51 He believes in the potential for humans to achieve a higher spiritual state.
• 00:04:07 Tesla's ambition extends beyond inventions, aiming to awaken humanity's innate potential for growth and transcendence.
• 00:04:24 He views "empty space" as teeming with untapped energy, waiting to be harnessed.
• 00:04:40 His connection with birds reflects his belief in humanity's latent ability for flight and spiritual elevation.
• 00:05:08 Tesla discusses his views on love and relationships, choosing a path of solitude, and dedication to his work.
• 00:05:33 He perceives illness as a transformative process, leading to purification of mind and body.
• 00:06:02 Tesla sees the universe as inherently moral, surpassing human comprehension.
• 00:06:35 He experiences the universe as a symphony of light and energy, transcending conventional human senses.
• 00:07:10 He claims to possess heightened senses, perceiving sounds and colors beyond normal human perception.
• 00:08:27 He describes hearing cosmic music and seeing unique colors, demonstrating his extraordinary perception of reality.
• 00:08:51 Tesla's imagination fuels his inventions, blurring the line between reality and vision.
• 00:09:22 He shares ten conditions for achieving higher consciousness and spiritual growth. 00:10:28 Tesla views his body as a well-understood machine, advocating for mindful eating and sleep.
• 00:11:02 A humorous anecdote involving Mark Twain illustrates the importance of balance and moderation.
• 00:11:34 Tesla stresses emotional control and harnessing sexual energy for spiritual development.
• 00:12:12 Memory is essential, but he prioritizes accessing knowledge when needed, not just remembering.
• 00:12:34 All experiences are stored as light particles, accessible through his visualization abilities.
• 00:13:30 Tesla's heightened senses allow him to perceive phenomena beyond the normal range.
• 00:14:00 He sees illness as a purification process, aiding spiritual growth.
• 00:14:20 Tesla's "illusions" offer glimpses into dimensions beyond the physical world.
• 00:14:44 He recounts a childhood experience that shaped his understanding of the universe's interconnectedness.
• 00:15:33 The ultimate adjustment is finding joy and playfulness in life and work.
• 00:16:35 Tesla challenges the notion of stealing fire from the gods, viewing lightning as a natural wonder.
• 00:17:02 He reiterates that everything is electricity, the fundamental energy of existence.
• 00:17:41 Tesla advocates for embracing life's rhythm and finding harmony with the universe.
• 00:18:11 He emphasizes the interconnectedness of all beings and celestial bodies.
• 00:19:02 He urges us to be receptive to the universe's messages and learn its language.
• Nikola Tesla communicates with Fran from the afterlife

Rare earth mineral mining and coal-generated electric plants pollute the world worse than gas

Elon Musk is a fraud to appropriate the name "Tesla" to profit from the discoveries given from Venus (or Aldebaran) to a sensitive man from Croatia who, like those beings sending the communication, wanted to save the world with free energy.

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The great nun Uppalavanna

Eugene Watson Burlingame (BPS.lk, Wheel 354), edited by Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly

After gaining great concentration, purifying absorption (jhana), I gained liberating insight.

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The Nun Uppalavaṇṇā Theri

The luminous golden calyx of the blue lotus

"AS SWEET AS HONEY" THINKS THE FOOL… This was said by the Teacher (the Buddha) while he was residing in Jetavana in reference to his chief disciple nun Uppalavaṇṇā (foremost in magical powers).

We are told that Ven. Uppalavaṇṇā made an earnest wish at the feet of a previous buddha, Padumuttara, and that after performing works of merit for 100,000 cycles of time. As she passed from rebirth to rebirth among devas and humans, she passed away from the deva-world in the dispensation of the historical Buddha Gautama.

She was reborn in Sāvatthī as the daughter of a wealthy merchant. The color of her skin was the hue of the [golden] calyx of the blue lotus. Therefore, she was given the name Uppalavaṇṇā. When she reached a marriageable age, all the princes and merchants in the land, without a single exception, sent gifts to her merchant father, asking him to give them his daughter in marriage.

Thereupon the merchant thought to himself, “I shall not be able to satisfy the wishes of all, but I shall find some way out of the difficulty.” So he summoned his daughter and said to her, “You might become a nun.” Now she was in her final rebirth prior to attaining nirvana (nibbāna), so his words fell on her head like fragrant oil 100 times refined.

So she replied, “Dear father, I'll become a nun.” So he prepared rich gifts in her honor, and walking with her to the Order of Nuns, he had her go forth (gain ordination). Not long after she had gone forth, her turn came to unlock the uposatha (lunar observance) hall. After she had lighted a lamp and swept the hall, her attention was attracted to the flame of the lamp.

Standing there, she looked repeatedly at the flame. And concentrating her attention on the element of fire, she entered into a state of deep concentration (jhana). Consummating the deep concentration, she attained arhatship together with the analytical knowledges.

Some time later she went on a pilgrimage for alms in the country, and on her return entered the Dark Forest. At that time nuns were not forbidden to reside in a forest. There they built for her a hut, set up a bed, and hung curtains. From the forest she went to Sāvatthī for alms and then returned to her hut.

No! - But, baby, I love you! - I said no. I'm a nun! - C'mon, I'm your cousin. Just once.

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Now a cousin of hers, a young Brahmin named Ānanda [not the famous one], had been in love with her ever since she lived the household life prior to becoming a nun. So when he heard where she was living, he went to the forest ahead of her, broke into her hut, and hid under the bed.

On her return in the bright sunlight, she entered her dark hut, closed the door, and sat down on the bed waiting for her eyes to adjust. As soon as she sat down, the youth crawled out from under the bed and climbed on top of her. The nun cried out, “Fool, do not ruin me! Fool, do not ruin me!” But the youth overcame her resistance, did what he wanted, and went his way.

As if unable to endure his grave karmic offense, the great Earth burst open, swallowed him, and he was reborn in the most horrible hell Avīci ("the Waveless Deep").

Ven. Uppalavanna told the other nuns what had happened, and the nuns told the monks, and the monks told the Blessed One. Having heard this the Teacher addressed the monks, “Monks, the fool, whoever it may be -- whether monk or nun, male or female lay disciple -- who commits an unskillful act, acts with as much joy and happiness, with as much pleasure and delight, as if he were eating honey or sugar or some other sweet-tasting food.”

And joining the connection and instructing them in the Dharma, he pronounced the following stanza:

69. “As sweet as honey” thinks the fool

So long as an evil has not ripened,

But when that evil deed ripens,

Then to the fool comes suffering.

Some time later a throng assembled in the Dharma hall and began to discuss the incident: “Even those that have rid themselves of taints [become enlightened] like the pleasures of love and gratify their passions. Why should they not? They are not kolapa trees or ant-hills. They are living creatures with bodies of moist flesh. Therefore, they also like the pleasures of love and gratify their passions.”

The Teacher drew near and asked them, “Monks, what are you talking about?” They told him. Then he said, “Monks, those who have rid themselves of the taints neither like the pleasures of love nor gratify their passions. For even as a drop of water which has fallen on a lotus petal does not cling to it but rolls off, even as a mustard seed does not cling to the point of an awl but rolls off, precisely so -- sensual love does not cling to the heart of one who has rid himself of the taints nor does it remain there.”

And making the connection, he instructed them in the Dharma by pronouncing the following stanza (found in the Dhammapada chapter on Brahmins, Brāhmaṇa Vagga).

401. Who, like water drops on a lotus petal,

Or mustard seed on a needle point,

Clings not to sensual pleasures —

That one I call a Brahmin.

Now the Teacher summoned King Pasenadi Kosala and said to him, “Your majesty, in this Doctrine and Discipline young women of good family, as well as young men of good family, renounce many kinsfolk and much wealth, go forth, and take up residence in the forest [as wandering ascetics].

"In case women reside in the forest, it is possible that evil-minded men, inflamed by lust, may conduct themselves towards them with disrespect and arrogance, do them violence, and bring their celibate life to naught.

"Therefore, a place of residence for the Order of Nuns should be erected within the city.” The king agreed and had an abbey (a place of residence for the Order of Nuns) erected on one side of the city. From that time on the nuns resided only in the city.

Early Lives of Enlightened Disciples

Eugene Watson Burlingame

Upatissa/Kolita became Sariputra/Moggallana (phatphap.wordpress.com)

What Happened Before

Before the Buddha appeared in the world, there were to Brahman villages not far from Rajagaha named Upatissa village and Kolita village. One day a Brahman's wife named Rupasari, who lived in Upatissa village, conceived a child in her womb; and on the same day a Brahman's wife name Moggali, who lived in Kolita village, likewise conceived a child in her womb. We are told that for seven generations these two families had been firmly knit and bound together in the bonds of friendship; they performed the Protection of the Embryo for the two expectant mothers on the same day. On the expiration of ten lunar months, both women gave birth to sons.

On the day appointed for the naming of the children, they gave the name Upatissa to the son of the Brahman woman whose name was Sari, because he was the son of the principal family of Upatissa village; to the other boy, because he was the son of the principal family in Kolita village, they gave the name Kolita. As they grew up, both boys attained the highest proficiency in all the arts and sciences. Whenever the youth Upatissa went to the river or the garden to disport himself, [a large number of] golden litters accompanied him; [a large number of] chariots drawn by thoroughbreds accompanied the youth Kolita. The two boys had [very large retinues each].

Now there is a festival celebrated every year in Rajagaha [this continues to this day and at least one WQ editor has attended it in Rajgir, India as it loudly ran non-stop 24 hours a day for seven days] which goes by the name of Mountain-top festival. A couch for the two youths was set up in one place, and the two youths sat together and witnessed the passing show. When thee was occasion to laugh, they laughed; when there was occasion to weep, they wept; when it was time to give alms, they gave alms. In this way they witnessed the festivities for several days. But one day, when they had grown wiser, there was no laugh when they might have laughed, as on preceding days, there were no tears when they might have wept, and when their alms were sough they gave no alms.

Turnaround

The following thought, we are told, occurred to the two youths, "Why should we look at this? Before a hundred years have passed, all these people will have gone hence and will no more be seen. It behooves us rather to seek the Way of Release." And taking this thought to heart, they sat down. Then Kolita said to Upatissa, "Friend Upatissa, you do not appear to be pleased and delighted as on previous days. Nay rather, you are afflicted with melancholy. What is in your mind?"

"Friend Kolita, I sit thinking, 'There is no lasting satisfaction in looking upon these fol; this is all unprofitable; it behooves me rather to seek the Way of Release for myself.' But why are you melancholy?" Kolita said the same thing. When Upatissa discovered that Kolita's thoughts were one with his own, he said, "Both of us have had a happy thought. It behooves us both to seek the Way of Release and to retire from the world together. Under what teacher shall we retire from the world?"

Now at this time a wandering ascetic named Sanjaya entered the city of Rajagaha, accompanied by a large retinue of wandering ascetics. "We will retire from the world and become monks under Sanjaya," said Upatissa and Kolita. So they dismissed [a large number of] retainers, saying to them, "Take the litters and the chariots and go," and together with the remaining [large retinue], retired from the world and became monks under Sanjaya. From the day when these two youths retired from the world and became monks under Sajaya, Sanjaya reached the pinnacle of gain and renown. In but a few days they had passed the bounds of Sanjaya's teaching. Therefore they asked him, "Teacher, is this all the religious truth you know, or is there something more besides?" "This is all there is; you know all."

Disappointment

Upatissa and Kolita thought to themselves, "If this is the case, it is profitless for us to remain pupils of this teacher any longer. The Way of Release we retired from the world to seek for, we certainly cannot obtain from this teacher. But the land of the Rose-apple [Jambudipa, i.e., India] is an extensive country. Let us journey through villages, market-towns, and royal cities. We shall surely find some teacher who will expound to us the Way of Release." From that time forth, wherever they heard there was a learned monk or Brahman, they went to him and held converse with him. The questions Upatissa and Kolita asked, the others were not able to answer; but every question the others asked, Upatissa and Kolita answered. In this manner they traveled all over the Land of the Rose-apple; then they retraced their steps and returned to their own homes again. Before they separated, Upatissa said to Kolita, "Friend Kolita, whichever of us first attains the Deathless is to inform the other." Having made this agreement, they separated.

While they were living under this agreement, the Teacher, after traveling from place to place as has been related above, arrived at Rajagaha, accepted the gift of Veluvana monastery, and took up his residence at Veluvana. Now after the teacher had sent forth the sixty-one Arahats [enlightened missionaries] to proclaim the virtues of the Three Jewels, saying, "Go forth, monks, preaching and teaching," one of the Band of Five, the Great Elder Assaji, turned back, came to Rajagaha, and on the following day, early in the morning, taking his bowl and his robe, entered Rajagaha for alms.

One the same day, early in the morning, the wandering ascetic Upatissa ate his breakfast, and proceeding to the hermitage of wandering ascetics, saw the Elder. When he saw him, he thought to himself, "Never be-fore have I seen a monk like this monk. He must be one of those monks who has attained Arahatship [enlight-enment] in this world, or who have entered upon the path leading to Arahatship. Suppose I were to approach this monk and ask him, 'For whose sake, brother, have you retired from the world? And who is your teacher? And who doctrine do you profess?'" Then this thought occurred to him, "It is not the proper time to ask this monk questions, for he is going from house to house for alms. Suppose I were to follow close in the footsteps of this monk, as those are wont to do who seek some favor?"

Therefore, observing that the monk had received a portion of alms and was on his way to a certain place, and perceiving that he desired to sit down, he placed his own monk's stool on the ground and offered it to him; and when the monk had finished his meal, offered him water from his own water-pot. Having thus performed the duties of a pupil to a teacher, he exchanged pleasant greetings with the Elder after the meal was over and said to him, "Calm and serene, brother, are your organs of sense; clean and clear is the hue of your skin. For whose sake, brother, did you retire from the world? And who is your teacher? And whose doctrine do you profess?"

Words for the Wise

The Elder thought to himself, "These wandering ascetics are hostile to the religion I profess; therefore I will show this monk the profundity of our religion." But first he explained that he was himself a mere novice, saying, "Brother, I am as yet a mere novice; no long time have I been a monk; but recently did I approach this Doctrine and Discipline; just now I shall not be able to expound the Law at length." Thought the wandering ascetic, "I am Upatissa; say much or little according to your ability; I will undertake to fathom the meaning in a hundred ways or a thousand ways." Therefore he said,

Say little or much; tell me the substance only;

I have need of the substance only; why utter many words?

In response the Elder pronounced the first line of the Stanza,

Of all things that proceed from a cause, of the cause the Tathagata hath told.

So soon as the wandering ascetic heard the first line, he was established in the Fruit of Conversion [stream-entry], perfect in a thousand ways. So soon as he was established in the Fruit of Conversion, the Elder completed the second line,

And also how these cease to be, this too the mighty monk hath told.

But after he had attained the Fruit of Conversion, the Higher Excellence failed to appear. Therefore he considered, "There must be a reason for this," and said to the Elder, "Do not carry your teaching of the Law any further; let this suffice. Where does our Teacher reside?" "At Veluvana, brother." "Well then, Reverend Sir, you go on ahead. I have a friend, and he and I made the following agreement with each other, 'Whichever of us first attains the Deathless is to inform the other.' I wish first to redeem this promise. I will bring my friend with me and go to the Teacher, following the same path you take." So saying, Upatissa prostrated himself before the feet of the Elder with the Five Rests, walked thrice around him sunwise, and then took leave of him and went to meet the leader of the wandering ascetics.

The wandering ascetic Kolita saw him approaching from afar and said to himself, "To-day my friend's face has a hue not as on other days; it must be that he has attained the Deathless." Therefore he asked him at once whether he had attained the Deathless. Upatissa said in reply, "Yes, brother, I have attained the Deathless." So saying, he pronounced the same Stanza Assaji had pronounced. At the conclusion of the Stanza Kolita was established in the Fruit of Conversion. Thereupon Kolita said, "Friend, where does our teacher reside?" "At Veluvana, friend. So I was informed by our teacher the Elder Assaji." "Well then, friend, let us go; let us see the Teacher."

[The rest is history. But what about Sanjaya?]

Stubborn Sanjaya
Now it was a distinguishing trait of the Elder Sariputta that he always held a teacher in profound respect. Therefore said he to his friend, "Friend, let us inform our teacher, the wandering ascetic Sanjaya, that we have attained the Deathless. Thus will his mind be awakened, and he will comprehend. But should he fail to comprehend, he will at any rate believe what we say to be true; and so soon as he has listened to the preaching of the Buddhas, he will attain the Path and the Fruit." Accordingly the two wandering ascetics went to Sanjaya.

When Sanjaya saw them, he asked, "Friends, did you succeed in finding anyone able to show you the Way to the Deathless?" "Yes, teacher, such a one have we found. The Buddha has appeared in the world, the Law has appeared, the Order has appeared. You, sir, are walking in vain unreality. Come, sir, let us go to the Teacher." "You may go; I cannot go." "For what reason?" "In the past I have gone about as a teacher of the multitude. For me to become a pupil again would be as absurd as for a chatty to go to the well. I shall not be able to live the life of a pupil."

"Do not act thus, teacher." "Never mind, friends, you may go, but I cannot go." "Teacher, from the moment of the Buddha's appearance in the world the populace will take perfumes, garlands, and so forth in their hands and will go and do honor to him alone. Let us also go there. What do you intend to do?" "Friends, which are more numerous in this world, the stupid or the wise?" "Teacher, the stupid are many, the wise are few." "Well then, friends, let the wise men go to the wise monk Gotama, and let the stupid come to stupid me. You may go, but I shall not go." "You will become a famous man, teacher!" said his two former pupils, and departed.

As they departed, Sanjaya's congregation broke up; at that instant the grove was empty. When Sanjaya saw that the grove was empty, he vomited hot blood [a popular expression]. [A large number of] wandering ascetics accompanied the two on their journey a little way. Of these, [half] remained loyal to Sanjaya and turned back; the other [half] the two received as their own pupils and took with them to [meet the Buddha at] Veluvana.

As the Teacher sat in the midst of the fourfold congregation preaching the Law, he saw the two wandering ascetics approaching from afar. Straight[a]way he addressed the monks, "Monks, here come two friends, Kolita and Upatissa. They will become my pair of [male] disciples, my chief and noble pair." The two wandering ascetics paid obeisance to the Teacher, "Reverend Sir, we should like to receive admission to the Order at the hands of the Exalted One; we should like to make our full profession."

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Said the Exalted One, "Come, monks!" The Law has been well taught. Lead the holy life, to the end that all suffering may be utterly done away." Instantly they became possessed of bowls and robes created by supernatural power, and became as it were Elders of a hundred years' residence.

By the acts of the company of his disciples the Teacher caused the preaching of the Law constantly to increase. With the exception of the two Chief Disciples all attained Arahatship. The two Chief Disciples, however, did not complete the meditations leading to the Three Higher Paths. (What was the reason for this? It was because)...

• From Buddhist Legends
• Harvard Oriental Series (1921) p. 198