Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Great Chapter - 160
Atha kho tesaṁ dvādasanahutānaṁ Māgadhikānaṁ
Then this occurred to those twelve myriads
brāhmaṇagahapatikānaṁ etad-ahosi:
of brāhmaṇas and householders from Magadha:
“Uruvelakassapo Mahāsamaṇe brahmacariyaṁ caratī.” ti
“Uruvelakassapa lives the spiritual life under the Great Ascetic.”
Atha kho Bhagavā tesaṁ dvādasanahutānaṁ Māgadhikānaṁ
Then the Gracious One, knowing with his mind the reflection
brāhmaṇagahapatikānaṁ cetasā cetoparivitakkam-aññāya,
that had arisen in the minds of the Magadhan brāhmaṇas and householders,
anupubbikathaṁ kathesi,
spoke about the gradual teaching to them,
seyyathīdaṁ: dānakathaṁ sīlakathaṁ saggakathaṁ,
that is to say: talk about giving, talk about virtue, talk about heaven,
kāmānaṁ ādīnavaṁ okāraṁ saṅkilesaṁ,
the danger, degradation, and defilement of sensual desires,
nekkhamme ānisaṁsaṁ pakāsesi.
and the advantages of renunciation, (these) he explained.
Yadā te Bhagavā aññāsi kallacitte muducitte,
When the Gracious One knew that they had ready minds, pliable minds,
vinīvaraṇacitte udaggacitte pasannacitte,
open minds, uplifted minds, confident minds,
atha yā Buddhānaṁ sāmukkaṁsikā Dhammadesanā taṁ pakāsesi:
he explained to them the Dhamma teaching the Awakened Ones have discovered
themselves:
Dukkhaṁ Samudayaṁ Nirodhaṁ Maggaṁ.
Suffering, Origination, Cessation, Path. 200
Seyyathā pi nāma suddhaṁ vatthaṁ apagatakāḷakaṁ
Just as it is known that a clean cloth without a stain
sammad-eva rajanaṁ paṭiggaṇheyya,
will take the dye well,
200 The Pāḷi texts only give this synopsis, but Mahāvastu records a talk at this point, which is
reproduced elsewhere on this website as The Fourth Discourse of the Buddha.