children grew up in their
grandfather' s house,- -
Little Wayman being of
tender years, while Great
Wayman used to go with
his grand-father to hear
the Buddha preach the
Truth. And by constant
hearing of the Truth from
the Master's own lips,
the lad's heart yearned to
renounce the world for
the life of a Brother.
"With your permission,"
said he to his
grandfather, "I should
like to join the
Brotherhood." "What do I
hear?" cried the old man.
"Why , it would give me
greater joy to see you join
the Order than to see the
whole world join. Become
a Brother, if you feel
able." And he took him to
the Master.
"Well , merchant," said
the Master, "have you
brought your boy with
you?" Yes sir; this is my
grandson, who wishes to
join your
Brotherhood." [116] Then
the Master sent for a
Mendicant, and told him
to admit the lad to the
Order; and the Mendicant
repeated the Formula of
the Perishable Body 1
and
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admitted the lad as a
novice. When the latter
had learned by heart
many words of the
Buddha, and was old
enough, he was admitted
a full Brother. He now
gave himself up to
earnest thought till he
won
Arahatship; and as
he passed his days in the
enjoyment of Insight and
the Paths, he thought
whether he could not
impart the like happiness
to Little Wayman. So he
went to his grandfather
the merchant, and said,
"Great merchant, with
your consent, I will admit
Little Wayman to the
Order." "Pray do so,
reverend
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“Baiklah , Saudagar,” kata Sang Guru,
“apakah engkau membawa serta
cucumu bersamamu?” “Ya, Bhante, ia
adalah cucu saya, yang berkeinginan
menjadi bhikkhu.” Sang Guru
meminta seorang anggota Sanggha
untuk menerima anak itu bergabung
dalam Sanggha, anggota Sanggha
tersebut mengulang Hukum
Ketidakkekalan dan menerima anak
tersebut menjadi seorang samanera.
Saat khotbah Buddha telah banyak
meresap dalam ingatannya dan telah
cukup dewasa, ia ditahbiskan menjadi
seorang bhikkhu.
Ia berlatih dengan
kesungguhan hingga berhasil
mencapai tingkat kesucian Arahat, dan
ketika menikmati kebahagiaan
pencapaian Jalan dan Buah kesucian
maupun jhana (jhāna), ia berpikir
untuk berbagi kebahagiaan ini dengan
Cūḷapanthaka. Maka ia mengunjungi
kakeknya, saudagar kaya itu, dan
berkata, “Saudagar yang baik, dengan
persetujuanmu, saya akan menerima
Cūḷapanthaka menjadi anggota
Sanggha.” “Saya telah mengharap