#13. In the Brick Hall

When unenlightened people have the view that certain people are Buddhas, this is due to ignorance.At one time the Buddha was staying at Nādika in the brick house. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, “Mendicants!” “Venerable sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this: “Mendicants, an element gives rise to a perception, a view, and a thought.” When he said this, Venerable Kaccāna said to the Buddha, “Sir, regarding those who are not fully awakened Buddhas, there is a view that they are in fact fully awakened Buddhas. [Read More]