YOUNG PRINCE RAHULA PROMPTED BY HIS MOTHER TO ASK FOR HIS INHERITANCE , LEFT BEHIND BY THE BUDDHA AFTER HIS RENUNCIATION.
YOUNG PRINCE RAHULA PROMPTED BY HIS MOTHER
TO ASK FOR HIS INHERITANCE , LEFT BEHIND BY THE BUDDHA AFTER HIS RENUNCIATION.
On the seventh day after his arrival in Kapilavatthu,
Prince Yasodhara dressed up Prince Rahula and pointing to the Buddha said,
"Behold, son, the great Ascetic of majestic appearance is your father.
Go up to him and ask for your inheritance!" As advised by his mother,
young Rahula came to His presence and asked for his inheritance. Instead,
the Buddha told Venerable Sariputta to ordain Prince Rahula, giving him
a spiritual inheritance better than one he asked for.
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