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Showing posts with label The Story of Citta the Householder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Story of Citta the Householder. Show all posts

Thursday, 26 September 2013

Verses 73 and 74

Dhammapada Verses 73 and 74


The Story of Citta the Householder

Citta, a householder, once met Thera Mahanama, one of the group of the first five bhikkhus (Pancavaggis), going on an alms-round, and invited the thera to his house. There, he offered alms-food to the thera and after listening to the discourse given by him, Citta attained Sotapatti Fruition. Later, Citta built a monastery in his mango grove. There, he looked to the needs of all bhikkhus who came to the monastery and Bhikkhu Sudhamma was installed as the resident bhikkhu.