At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground. The brahmin Bhāradvāja the Fiend heard a rumor to the effect that a brahmin of the Bhāradvāja clan had gone forth from the lay life to homelessness in the presence of the ascetic Gotama. Angry and displeased he went to the Buddha and abused and insulted him with rude, harsh words.
But when he said this, the Buddha kept silent. Then Bhāradvāja the Fiend said to the Buddha, “You’re beaten, ascetic, you’re beaten!” “‘Ha! I won!’ thinks the fool,
you just make things worse for yourself. When you don’t get angry at an angry person you win a battle hard to win. When you know that the other is angry,
PL
yo kuddhaṁ paṭikujjhati; Kuddhaṁ appaṭikujjhanto, saṅgāmaṁ jeti dujjayaṁ. Ubhinnamatthaṁ carati,
EN
you act for the good of both yourself and the other if you’re mindful and stay calm. People inexpert in Dhamma
PL
attano ca parassa ca; Paraṁ saṅkupitaṁ ñatvā, yo sato upasammati. Ubhinnaṁ tikicchantānaṁ,
EN
consider one who heals both oneself and the other to be a fool.” When he had spoken, Bhāradvāja the Fiend said to the Buddha,
PL
attano ca parassa ca; Janā maññanti bāloti, ye dhammassa akovidā”ti. Evaṁ vutte, asurindakabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
EN
“Excellent, worthy Gotama! …” … And Venerable Bhāradvāja became one of the perfected.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground. The brahmin Bhāradvāja the Fiend heard a rumor to the effect that a brahmin of the Bhāradvāja clan had gone forth from the lay life to homelessness in the presence of the ascetic Gotama. Angry and displeased he went to the Buddha and abused and insulted him with rude, harsh words.
But when he said this, the Buddha kept silent. Then Bhāradvāja the Fiend said to the Buddha, “You’re beaten, ascetic, you’re beaten!” “‘Ha! I won!’ thinks the fool,
you just make things worse for yourself. When you don’t get angry at an angry person you win a battle hard to win. When you know that the other is angry,
PL
yo kuddhaṁ paṭikujjhati; Kuddhaṁ appaṭikujjhanto, saṅgāmaṁ jeti dujjayaṁ. Ubhinnamatthaṁ carati,
EN
you act for the good of both yourself and the other if you’re mindful and stay calm. People inexpert in Dhamma
PL
attano ca parassa ca; Paraṁ saṅkupitaṁ ñatvā, yo sato upasammati. Ubhinnaṁ tikicchantānaṁ,
EN
consider one who heals both oneself and the other to be a fool.” When he had spoken, Bhāradvāja the Fiend said to the Buddha,
PL
attano ca parassa ca; Janā maññanti bāloti, ye dhammassa akovidā”ti. Evaṁ vutte, asurindakabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
EN
“Excellent, worthy Gotama! …” … And Venerable Bhāradvāja became one of the perfected.
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