{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an10.119/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an10.119","id":"suttacentral_an10.119","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an10.119/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"Now, at that time it was the sabbath. The brahmin J\u0101nusso\u1e47i had bathed his head and dressed in a new pair of linen robes. Holding a handful of fresh grass, he stood to one side not far from the Buddha. The Buddha saw him, and said, \u201cBrahmin, why have you bathed your head and dressed in a new pair of linen robes? Why are you standing to one side holding a handful of fresh grass? What\u2019s going on today with the brahmin clan?\u201d \u201cWorthy Gotama, today is the ceremony of descent for the brahmin clan.\u201d \u201cBut how do the brahmins observe the ceremony of descent?\u201d \u201cWell, worthy Gotama, on the sabbath the brahmins bathe their heads and dress in a new pair of linen robes. They make a heap of fresh cow dung and spread it with green grass. Then they make their beds between the boundary and the fire chamber. That night they rise three times and worship the fire with cupped palms: \u2018We descend, lord! We descend, lord!\u2019 And they serve the fire with abundant ghee, oil, and butter. And when the night has passed they serve the brahmins with delicious fresh and cooked foods. That\u2019s how the brahmins observe the ceremony of descent.\u201d \u201cThe ceremony of descent observed by the brahmins is quite different from that observed in the training of the Noble One.\u201d \u201cBut worthy Gotama, how is the ceremony of descent observed in the training of the Noble One? Worthy Gotama, please teach me this.\u201d \u201cWell then, brahmin, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.\u201d \u201cYes, worthy sir,\u201d J\u0101nusso\u1e47i replied. The Buddha said this: \u201cIt\u2019s when a noble disciple reflects: \u2018Wrong view has a bad result in both this life and the next.\u2019 Reflecting like this, they give up wrong view, they descend from wrong view. \u2018Wrong purpose has a bad result in both this life and the next.\u2019 Reflecting like this, they give up wrong purpose, they descend from wrong purpose. \u2018Wrong speech has a bad result in both this life and the next.\u2019 Reflecting like this, they give up wrong speech, they descend from wrong speech. \u2018Wrong action has a bad result in both this life and the next.\u2019 Reflecting like this, they give up wrong action, they descend from wrong action. \u2018Wrong livelihood has a bad result in both this life and the next.\u2019 Reflecting like this, they give up wrong livelihood, they descend from wrong livelihood. \u2018Wrong effort has a bad result in both this life and the next.\u2019 Reflecting like this, they give up wrong effort, they descend from wrong effort. \u2018Wrong mindfulness has a bad result in both this life and the next.\u2019 Reflecting like this, they give up wrong mindfulness, they descend from wrong mindfulness. \u2018Wrong immersion has a bad result in both this life and the next.\u2019 Reflecting like this, they give up wrong immersion, they descend from wrong immersion. \u2018Wrong knowledge has a bad result in both this life and the next.\u2019 Reflecting like this, they give up wrong knowledge, they descend from wrong knowledge. \u2018Wrong freedom has a bad result in both this life and the next.\u2019 Reflecting like this, they give up wrong freedom, they descend from wrong freedom. This is the ceremony of descent in the training of the Noble One.\u201d \u201cThe ceremony of descent observed by the brahmins is quite different from that observed in the training of the Noble One. And, worthy Gotama, the ceremony of descent observed by the brahmins is not worth a sixteenth part of a master of the ceremony of descent observed in the training of the Noble One. Excellent, worthy Gotama! \u2026 From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.\u201d","title":"The Ceremony of Descent (1st)","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":629}