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| It was in Rajagaha that the young man Upatissa, a disciple of the a popular wandering teacher Sanjaya saw Assaji, a Buddhist Bhikkhu, on his alms rounds. When Upatissa asked Assaji about his teacher, Assaji replied in brief: Of those things that arise from a cause, The Tathagata has told the cause. And also what their cessation is; This is the doctrine of the Great Recluse. Upatissa immediately understood, and attained the first stage of enlightenment. He ran to inform his childhood friend Kolita of his discovery. (The Illustrated History of Buddhism, Young Men's Buddhist Association, Rangoon, Burma) |
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