{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn4.18/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn4.18","id":"suttacentral_sn4.18","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn4.18/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Magadhans near the brahmin village of Pa\u00f1cas\u0101l\u0101. Now at that time in Pa\u00f1cas\u0101l\u0101 the young maidens were occupied with guests. Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Pa\u00f1cas\u0101l\u0101 for alms. Now at that time M\u0101ra had possessed the brahmins and householders of Pa\u00f1cas\u0101l\u0101, so that they thought, \u201cDon\u2019t let the ascetic Gotama get any alms!\u201d Then the Buddha left the village with his bowl as clean-washed as it was when he entered for alms. Then M\u0101ra the Wicked went up to the Buddha and said to him, \u201cWell, ascetic, did you get any alms?\u201d \u201cWicked One, did you make sure I didn\u2019t get any alms?\u201d \u201cWell then, sir, let the Buddha enter Pa\u00f1cas\u0101l\u0101 a second time for alms. I\u2019ll make sure you get alms.\u201d \u201cM\u0101ra has produced wickedness in attacking the Realized One. Wicked One, do you imagine that your wickedness won\u2019t bear fruit? Let us live so very happily, we who have nothing. We shall feed on rapture, like the gods of sublime luminosity.\u201d Then M\u0101ra the Wicked, thinking, \u201cThe Buddha knows me! The Holy One knows me!\u201d miserable and sad, vanished right there.","title":"Alms Food","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":205}