7.9 The Story about the Elder Khadiravaniya Revata

Elder Sāriputta’s youngest brother Revata escaped from the household life, ordained, and soon after became an Arahat; after the Rains Retreat the Buddha visited him, and by spiritual power he transformed the thorn thickets he lived in into something well-equipped and quite delightful; when two old bhikkhus returned they found only a thorn thicket; the Buddha explained how it is so. Cast: Elder Khadiravaniya Revata, Elder Sāriputta, Elder Cālā, Elder Upacālā, Elder Sīsūpacālā, Elder Canda, Elder Upasena, Elder Ānanda, Elder Sīvali, Visākhā, Buddha Vipassī Keywords: Old Age, Great Disciples, Marriages, Discipline, Kings, Offerings, Gifts Beyond Compare, Past Lives, Avīci, Amanussa