ASIAN 230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Arhat
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Purna, the son of maitrayani approached the buddha and praises the. The buddha says he"s always praising purna, considered him to be the foremost of all his disciples. Says purna always taught the dharma clearly and purely. Eventually purna will become the buddha called dharmaprabhasa. Then the buddha goes on about explaining what this world will be like. In this world the beings will always eat two meals: one being the meal of delight in the dharma and the other the meal of pleasure in meditation. Sentient beings long for inferior teachings and are afraid of great knowledge. This is why the buddha must use skillful means. But they are able to get even the lazy or those who have lowly intentions to become buddhas. Then the other monks in the assembly asked for their own predictions. The buddha told mahakasyapa that he"ll give them the prediction one by one. After hearing their predictions, they all became happy.
