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Udàna 1: Bodhivaggo
The Chapter (including the Discourses) about the Awakening (Tree)
7: The Discourse about Pàvà
Thus I heard:
at one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Pàvà, near the Flock of Goats Shrine, at the domicile of the Flock of Goats yakkha.
Then at that time the Gracious One, in the darkness of the night, was sitting in the open air, and the sky-god was raining lightly drop by drop.
Then the Flock of Goats yakkha desiring to give rise to fear, terror, and horror in the Gracious One, went to the Gracious One, and after going, not far away from the Gracious One three times (he called out): ßConfusion, great confusionû, and he made a great confusion, ßThis is a demon for you, ascetic!û
Then the Gracious One, having understood the significance of it, on that occasion uttered this exalted utterance:
ßHe is a bràhmaõa when he has gone beyond in regard to his own things,
Then has he transcended this demon and the great confusion.û