Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

Atha kho Bhagavato etad-ahosi:
Then this occurred to the Gracious One:
The Great Chapter - 44
“Kahaṁ nu kho etarahi pañcavaggiyā bhikkhū viharantī” ti
“Where are the group-of-five monks dwelling now”
Addasā kho Bhagavā dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena
The Gracious One saw with the divine eye which is purified and surpasses than of
(normal) men
pañcavaggiye bhikkhū Bārāṇasiyaṁ viharante Isipatane Migadāye.
that the group-of-five monks were dwelling near Bārāṇasī, in the Deer Park at
Isipatana. 102
[Upako Ājīvako]
[7: The Abstainer Upaka]
Atha kho Bhagavā Uruvelāyaṁ yathābhirantaṁ viharitvā,
Then the Gracious One, having dwelt for as long as he liked
yena Bārāṇasī tena cārikaṁ pakkāmi.
left on walking tour for Bārāṇasī. 103
Addasā kho Upako Ājīvako Bhagavantaṁ
The Abstainer 104 Upaka saw the Gracious One
antarā ca Gayaṁ antarā ca Bodhiṁ addhānamaggappaṭipannaṁ,
going along the highway between the Bodhi (tree) and Gayā, 105
disvāna Bhagavantaṁ etad-avoca:
and after seeing (him), he said this to the Gracious One:
102 Uruvelā, where the Buddha Awakened, was in Magadha, whereas Bārāṇasī was the capital
of the neighbouring state of Kāsī.
103 Jā Nid says this took place on the morning of the 14th day of the fortnight, which would
only give the Buddha a day to reach Isipatana, about 250 km away; Mahāvastu is more
realistic, giving much more detail which, when we inspect it would mean the Buddha took at
least a week to make the journey, see Uruvilvā to Ṛṣipatana elsewhere on this website.
104 He belonged to the Ājīvaka sect founded by Gosāla Makkhaliputta, one of the six famous
teachers in Lord Buddha’s time. The title of the sect indicates that they were known to have
special rules in regard to their livelihood (ājīva), and abstained from taking support from
various people or in various circumstances.
105 According to Mahāvastu the meeting took place at Cundadvīlā, which is mentioned
elsewhere in the Pāḷi texts as Cundavīlā.