SN1.1 — Oghataraṇasutta

Thus have I heard: At one time the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.

Then a certain deity, of stunning beauty, illuminating the entire Jeta's Grove, approached the Blessed One; having approached, the deity paid homage to the Blessed One and stood to one side. Standing to one side, the deity said to the Blessed One:

How, dear sir, did you cross over the flood?

Without standing and without struggling, friend, I crossed over the flood.

But how, dear sir, without standing and without struggling, did you cross over the flood?

When I stood, I sank; when I struggled, I got swept away. Thus, without standing and without struggling, I crossed over the flood.

For a long time, indeed, I see

A brahmin fully extinguished;

Without standing and without struggling,

Having crossed over attachment in the world.

This is what the deity said.

The Teacher approved.

Then the deity, thinking, The Teacher has approved of me, paid homage to the Blessed One, and keeping him on the right, vanished right there.

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