Chapter FiftyTwo
Dialogue Between The Buddha And Venerable Ananda From Surangama Sutta in the Chinese Tipitaka e Buddha Ananda, you and I are both from the same blood-clan. In addition, the two of us live with brotherly affection for one another. I will put some questions to you. You must answer them freely. Why did you take an interest in Buddhism, initially How were you enamoured of your Buddhist way of life What made you give up worldly pleasures and your youthful sex desires Ven. Ananda My venerable Sir,...
Chapter FiftyNine
Venerable Ananda And Venerable Sariputta ttere existed a very strange intimacy between Ven. Ananda and Ven. Sariputta. Whenever he received any delicacies, Ven. Ananda would offer them and share them with Ven. Sariputta. Ven. Ananda would ordain the children of his devotees and would give them higher ordination with Ven. Sariputta as the teacher and the preceptor. Ven. Sariputta, too, would adopt the same attitude towards Ven. Ananda. Panitani labhitva therassa deti. Attano upatthaka darake...