1.5 The Story about Those from Kosambī

The followers of two bhikkhus of Kosambī fell into a dispute and despite the Buddha’s admonitions, refused to be reconciled; the Buddha went forth to Pārileyyaka forest and was served by an elephant and a monkey; meanwhile the lay people refused to attend on the bhikkhus till they came to their senses; eventually they asked for forgiveness and the Buddha taught them with a verse. Cast: Kosambī bhikkhus, Pārileyyaka the elephant, Elder Ānanda, Brahmadatta, Dīghati Kosala, Prince Dīghāvu, Bālaka, Elder Bhagu, Anāthapiṇḍika, Visākhā Keywords: Anger, Schism, Concord, Solitariness, Elephants, Monkeys, Past Lives