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Shelter from the storm
After awakening, the Buddha sits near a tree at Uruvelā. A storm interrupts the season.
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Seven days of rain
After awakening, the Buddha sits near a tree at Uruvelā. A storm interrupts the season.
Heartfelt Sayings 2.1 With Mucalinda So I have heard. At one time, when he was first awakened, the Buddha was staying in Uruvelā at the root of the Mucalinda tree on the bank of the Nerañjarā River. There the Buddha sat cross-legged for seven days without moving, experiencing …
Protection and release
Mucalinda shelters the Buddha and then takes a human form. The concluding utterance concerns seclusion and freedom from conceit.
Heartfelt Sayings 2.1 With Mucalinda So I have heard. At one time, when he was first awakened, the Buddha was staying in Uruvelā at the root of the Mucalinda tree on the bank of the Nerañjarā River. There the Buddha sat cross-legged for seven days without moving, experiencing …
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Bodh Gaya / UruvelāSources & reading notes
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Seven days of rain. Editorial summary of the cited text; narrative setting is not independent historical confirmation. Source ↗
Protection and release. Editorial summary of the cited text; narrative setting is not independent historical confirmation. Source ↗
Original scene outline
Seven days of rain
After awakening, the Buddha sits near a tree at Uruvelā. A storm interrupts the season.
Protection and release
Mucalinda shelters the Buddha and then takes a human form. The concluding utterance concerns seclusion and freedom from conceit.