Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 07/05/2019
Enticed by the sight of beautiful women, the newly ordained monk Vaṅgīsa dispels desire and celebrates his commitment to the spiritual path in verse.So I have heard. At one time Venerable Vaṅgīsa was staying near Āḷavī, at the Aggāḷava Tree-shrine, together with his mentor, Venerable Nigrodhakappa. Now at that time Vaṅgīsa was junior, recently gone forth. He had been left behind to look after the dwelling. Then several women dressed in all their finery went to the monastery at Aggāḷava in order to inspect the dwelling.
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