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Two Kassapas and Magha, Magadha, Damali, Kamado; Pañcalacaṇḍa, Tayana, with Candima and Suriya, these are ten. 2. Anāthapiṇḍika Chapter 1. Candimasa Sutta 92. The origin at Savatthi. Then the deity Candimasa, with resplendent beauty, having illuminated the entire Jeta Grove in the deep of night, approached the Blessed One. Having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he stood to one side. Standing to one side, the deity Candimasa uttered this verse in the presence of the Blessed One: “Indeed, they will go to safety, Like deer in a marshy thicket; Having attained the jhanas, One-pointed, wise, and mindful.” “Indeed, they will go to the other shore, Having cut the net, like a lotus; Having attained the jhanas, Diligent, abandoning defilements.” 2. Veṇḍu Sutta 93. Standing to one side, the deity Veṇḍu uttered this verse in the presence of the Blessed One: “Happy indeed are those people, Who attend upon the Sugata; Engaging in Gotama’s teaching, They train diligently.” “Those who, (said the Blessed One, Veṇḍu) Follow my declared instructions, Meditators; Being diligent in due time, Will not fall under the sway of death.” 3. Dīghalaṭṭhi Sutta 94. Thus have I heard: At one time the Blessed One was dwelling in Rajagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, at the Squirrels’ Feeding Place. Then the deity Dīghalaṭṭhi, with resplendent beauty, having illuminated the entire Bamboo Grove in the deep of night, approached the Blessed One. Having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he stood to one side. Standing to one side, the deity Dīghalaṭṭhi uttered this verse in the presence of the Blessed One: “Should a bhikkhu be a meditator, with a liberated mind, If he desires the attainment of the heart’s release; Having known the arising and passing away of the world, With a pure mind, unattached, then benefit.” 4. Nandana Sutta 95. Standing to one side, the deity Nandana addressed the Blessed One with a verse: “I ask you, Gotama, of vast wisdom, Whose knowledge and vision are unobstructed; Of what kind do they call one virtuous? Of what kind do they call one wise? Of what kind does one move, having crossed suffering? Of what kind do the deities worship?” “One who is virtuous, wise, with self developed, Composed, delighting in jhāna, mindful; All sorrows have vanished, abandoned, With defilements destroyed, bearing the final body. “Of such kind do they call one virtuous, Of such kind do they call one wise; Of such kind does one move, having crossed suffering, Of such kind do the deities worship.” 5. Candana Sutta 96. Standing to one side, the deity Candana addressed the Blessed One with a verse: “How indeed does one cross the flood, Diligent day and night? Without support, without a foothold, Who does not sink in the deep?” “Always endowed with virtue, Wise, well-composed; With aroused energy, with mind directed, One crosses the flood, hard to cross. “Averted from sensual perception, Gone beyond the fetter of form; With delight and passion utterly destroyed, That one does not sink in the deep.” 6. Vāsudatta Sutta 97. Standing to one side, the deity Vāsudatta spoke this verse in the presence of the Blessed One: “As if struck by a spear, As if one’s head were burning; For the abandoning of sensual passion, Mindful, a monk should wander.” “As if struck by a spear, As if one’s head were burning; For the abandoning of identity view, Mindful, a monk should wander.” 7. Subrahma Sutta 98. Standing to one side, the deity Subrahma addressed the Blessed One with a verse: “This mind is always agitated, This mind is always disturbed; In difficulties not yet arisen, And also in those that have arisen; If there is one unagitated, Tell me that, when asked.” Thus. “Not otherwise than by wisdom and austerity, Not otherwise than by sense-restraint; Not otherwise than by relinquishing all, Do I see safety for beings.” “This he spoke… and there he vanished.” 8. Kakudha Sutta 99. Thus have I heard – At one time the Blessed One was dwelling in Saketa, in Anjana Grove, at the Deer Park. Then Kakudha, a devaputta, when the night was far advanced, with a surpassing radiance, illuminating the entire Anjana Grove, approached the Blessed One. Having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he stood to one side. Standing to one side, Kakudha the devaputta said to the Blessed One: “Do you rejoice, ascetic?” “Having gained what, friend?” “Then, ascetic, do you sorrow?” “Having lost what, friend?” “Then, ascetic, you neither rejoice nor sorrow?” “Even so, friend.” “Are you without fault, bhikkhu? Is there no delight for you? When you sit alone, Does discontent not assail you?” “Without fault am I, yakka, And there is no delight for me; When I sit alone, Discontent does not assail me.” “How are you without fault, bhikkhu? How is there no delight for you? How, when you sit alone, Does discontent not assail you?” “For one born of fault, there is delight; For one born of delight, there is fault; A bhikkhu without delight, without fault, Thus know me, friend.” “After a long time, indeed, I see A brahmin fully extinguished; A bhikkhu without delight, without fault, One who has crossed the entanglement in the world.” 9. Uttara Sutta 100. The occasion at Rājagaha. Standing to one side, Uttara the devaputta recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One: “Life is led on, short is the lifespan, For one led on by old age, there are no protectors; Seeing this danger in death, One should do deeds of merit that bring happiness.” “Life is led on, short is the lifespan, For one led on by old age, there are no protectors; Seeing this danger in death, striving, He should abandon worldly bait, seeking peace.” 10. Anāthapiṇḍika Sutta 101. Standing to one side, the devaputta Anāthapiṇḍika spoke these verses in the presence of the Blessed One: “This indeed is Jetavana, inhabited by a host of sages; Dwelled in by the King of Dhamma, it brings me joy. “Action and knowledge and Dhamma, and virtue, the supreme life; By these mortals are purified, not by clan or by wealth. “Therefore, a wise person, seeing his own welfare; Should wisely discern the Dhamma, thus he is purified therein. “Like Sāriputta in wisdom, in virtue and in peace; Even a bhikkhu who has crossed over, would be no more than this.” This is what the devaputta Anāthapiṇḍika said. Having said this, he paid homage to the Blessed One, circumambulated him, and vanished right there. Then, when that night had passed, the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: “Bhikkhus, last night, a certain devaputta, when the night was far advanced, with a resplendent beauty illuminating the entire Jetavana, came to where I was; having come, he paid homage to me and stood to one side. Standing to one side, bhikkhus, that devaputta spoke these verses in my presence: “This indeed is Jetavana, inhabited by a host of sages; Dwelled in by the King of Dhamma, it brings me joy. “Action and knowledge and Dhamma, and virtue, the supreme life; By these mortals are purified, not by clan or by wealth. “Therefore, a wise person, seeing his own welfare; Should wisely discern the Dhamma, thus he is purified therein. “Like Sāriputta in wisdom, in virtue and in peace; Even a bhikkhu who has crossed over, would be no more than this.” “This, bhikkhus, is what that devaputta said. Having said this, he paid homage to me, circumambulated me, and vanished right there.” When this was said, Venerable Ānanda said to the Blessed One: “That, venerable sir, must have been the devaputta Anāthapiṇḍika. The householder Anāthapiṇḍika, venerable sir, was devoted to Sāriputta.” “Excellent, excellent, Ānanda! As far as reasoning can reach, you have reached it. For that devaputta, Ānanda, was Anāthapiṇḍika.” The Chapter on Anāthapiṇḍika, the Second. Its Summary – Candimā and Veṇḍu, Dīghalaṭṭhi and Nandana; Candana and Vāsudatta, Subrahmā and Kakudha; Uttara is called the ninth, Anāthapiṇḍika the tenth. 3. The Chapter on Various Sectarians 1. Discourse on Siva 102. Thus have I heard: At one time the Blessed One was staying at Sāvatthī, in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then the devaputta Siva, when the night was far advanced, with his resplendent beauty illuminating the entire Jeta’s Grove, approached the Blessed One. Having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he stood to one side. Standing to one side, the devaputta Siva recited these verses in the presence of the Blessed One: Associate only with the good, Cultivate friendship with the good; Understanding the Dhamma of the good, One becomes better, not worse. Associate only with the good, Cultivate friendship with the good; Understanding the Dhamma of the good, Wisdom is gained, not from others. Associate only with the good, Cultivate friendship with the good; Understanding the Dhamma of the good, One grieves not amidst sorrow. Associate only with the good, Cultivate friendship with the good; Understanding the Dhamma of the good, One shines among relatives. Associate only with the good, Cultivate friendship with the good; Understanding the Dhamma of the good, Beings go to a good destination. Associate only with the good, Cultivate friendship with the good; Understanding the Dhamma of the good, Beings endure constantly. Then the Blessed One replied to the devaputta Siva with a verse: Associate only with the good, Cultivate friendship with the good; Understanding the Dhamma of the good, One is freed from all suffering. 2. Discourse on Khema 103. Standing to one side, the devaputta Khema b spoke these verses in the presence of the Blessed One: “Fools and dull-witted ones wander, as if their own enemies; doing evil deeds, which bear bitter fruit. “That deed is not well done, which, having done, one repents; from which, with tearful face, weeping, one experiences the result. “But that deed is well done, which, having done, one does not repent; from which, delighted and joyful, one experiences the result.