VI. 4. Kappina the Great, Elder
Mahākappinattheravatthu
Florence's summary:
When a thousand Private Buddhas appeared, it was the King’s wife and the people who offered them to a meal and accommodated their needs instead of the King. Hence, they were reborn in the dispensation of the Buddha Kassapa as householders of Benāres. The senior weaver was the son of the senior householder, and the wife of the senior weaver was the daughter of the senior householder. All of them went to the monastery to listen to The Teache but only those who had connections to it were allowed inside when it started raining. Hence, they decided to build a monastery using their own money for the Teacher to reside in. They were all reborn into a household of courtiers, and the wife got married to the king. The King received news that the Buddha had appeared, and he and his one thousand courtiers, and later on his wife and the wives of the courtiers went to become monks and nuns. When Jetavana Venerable Kappina the Great chanting “oh happiness!”, the Teacher explained that the reason he was happy was not because he was King, but because he was delighted by the law.
VI. 4. Kappina the Great, Elder
Mahākappinattheravatthu
Kaitlyn's summary_A:
In the past, Venerable Kappina made his wish at the feet of the Buddha Padumuttara after numerous births and rebirths. At this time, a thousand Private Buddhas were spending 4 months of the rainy season in the country and occasionally came down to the vicinity of Benares and sent 8 Private Buddhas to the king. When the king heard the Private Buddhas had arrived, he came out and inquired about their errand. The king did not invite them to a meal and reentered his palace so the Private Buddhas decided to go to another village. A wife of a senior weaver decided to invite them to her village where there were a thousand artisans who can each feed on Private Buddha. The Private Buddhas accepted the invitation and ate. The wife then saluted the Private Buddhas and asked them to stay in their village for 3 months. Finally, she asked the villagers to prepare a set of robes worth a thousand pieces of money. The villagers then were reborn as a troop of deities in the World of 33. When reborn again, they all repeated this action. Having all lived out their allotted term of life, all of them were reborn in the World of the Gods.
VI. 4. Kappina the Great, Elder
Mahākappinattheravatthu
Kaitlyn's summary_B:
The senior householder was reborn in the royal household of the city Kikkutavati. The wife of the senior householder was reborn in the royal household of the kingdom of Madda in the city of Sagala. When she reached a marriageable age, she married King Kappina and became known as Queen Anoja. One day, the king mounted his horse and saw 500 weary-looking traders. He then was told by the traders that the Buddha, Law, and Order had appeared. So, he decided to become a monk with the 500 travelers also following along with him.
