The Discourse about the Great Emancipation

The Fourth Chapter for Recitation
flowing, which has been churned by wheels, and is stirred up and
disturbed, as I was approaching, flowed transparent, clear, and
undisturbed. Please drink the drinking water, Gracious One! Please
drink the drinking water, Fortunate One!” Then the Gracious One
drank the water.
[31: The Story concerning Pukkusa Mallaputta]
Now at that time Pukkasa Mallaputta, a disciple of Āḷāra Kālāma, was
travelling along the highway from Pāvā to Kusinārā. Pukkasa
Mallaputta saw the Gracious One sitting at the root of a certain tree.
And having seen (him) he approached the Gracious One, and after
approaching and worshipping the Gracious One, he sat down on one
side. While sitting on one side Pukkasa Mallaputta said this to the
Gracious One: “It is wonderful, reverend Sir, it is marvellous, reverend
Sir, that those who have gone forth, reverend Sir, live such a peaceful
living.
Formerly, reverend Sir, Āḷāra Kālāma 132 descended from the highway
he was travelling along, and was dwelling for the day sat not far away
at the root of a certain tree. Then, reverend Sir, about five hundred
132 Āḷāra Kālāma had been one of the Gotama's early teachers, who taught
him the attainment of the sphere of nothingness (ākiñcaññāyatana). The
Bodhisatta wasn't satisfied with this though, and sought out another
teacher, Udaka Rāmaputta. Nothing more is known about Āḷāra, but he was
evidently an adept at absorption (jhāna), as the following story shows.
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