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Moggallana And Kosiya [Translated from the Pali by Daw Mya
Tin,MA] While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha
uttered Verse (49) of this book, with reference to the Chief
Disciple Maha Moggallana and the miserly rich man, Kosiya. In
the village of Sakkara, near Rajagaha, there lived a miserly
rich man by the name of Kosiya, who was very reluctant to give
away even the tiniest part of anything belonging to him. One
day, to avoid sharing with others, the rich man and his wife
were making some pancakes in the uppermost storey of their
house, where no one would see them.Early in the morning, on that
day, the Buddha through his supernormal power, saw the rich man
and his wife in his vision, and knew that both of them would
soon attain Sotapatti Fruition. So he sent his Chief Disciple
Maha Moggallana to the house of the rich man, with instructions
to bring the couple to the Jetavana monastery in time for the
midday meal. The Chief Disciple, by