Udāna 1: Bodhivaggo
The Chapter (including the Discourses) about the Awakening (Tree)
6: The Discourse about Kassapa
Thus I heard:
at one time the Fortunate One was dwelling near Rājagaha, in Bamboo Wood, at the Squirrels’ Feeding Place.
Then at that time venerable Mahākassapa was dwelling in the Pepper Cave, and was afflicted, suffering, and very sick. Then venerable Mahākassapa at another time arose from that affliction. Then this occured to venerable Mahākassapa when he arose from that affliction: “Well now, I should enter Rājagaha for alms.”
Then at that time five hundred devatās were ready and eager to offer almsfood to venerable Mahākassapa. But venerable Mahākassapa, after refusing those five hundred devatās, having dressed in the morning time, after picking up his bowl and robe, entered Rājagaha for alms, (going) to the poor streets, to the wretched streets, to the weaver’s streets.
The Fortunate One saw venerable Mahākassapa walking for alms in Rājagaha, (going) to the poor streets, to the wretched streets, to the weaver’s streets.
Then the Fortunate One, having understood the significance of it, on that occasion uttered this exalted utterance:
“Not nourishing another, well-known, controlled, established in the essential, The Commentary states that
With pollutants destroyed, rid of faults: him I call a brāhmaṇa.”