The Life Stories of the Monks – 1871
of conception (
paṭisandhi
) and at the time of growing (
pavatti
) are called
the existence (
bhava
) result. The mental aggregate and the body generated
by deeds (
kamma
) are called the attainment of existence (
patti-bhava
).
Various forms of wealth enjoyed in life are called the acquisition of
wealth (
bhava-samāpatti
).
Of the three kinds of resulting deeds, the deeds resulting in the
immediately following life (
upapajja-vedanīya-kamma
) and the deed
resulting in successive lives (
aparāpariya-vedanīya-kamma
) bring their
respective existence
result and acquisition of wealth result.
As regards the first impulsive volition or the deed resulting in the present
life, when it results presently, it brings only acquisition of wealth, the
various forms of wealth to be enjoyed in that life, but not existence (
bhava
)
because that result has already given by the birth-generation (
janaka-
kamma
) that created conception as its result in this life. Therefore, the first
impulsive volition or the deed resulting in the present life of the lady in
question brought her only the acquisition of wealth (
bhava-samāpatti
)
result which was wealth and property in the same existence.
From that time onwards, King Caṇḍapajjota did great honour to Ven. Kaccāna.
Pleased with the teaching of Ven. Kaccāna, many became monks in his presence.
Since then, the whole city of Ujjenī had been covered with the colour of the
robes and blown by the breeze caused by the movements of the going and
coming of the monks. The queen conceived a son and she gave birth to him after
ten months, the prince was named Gopāla after his grandfather. Subsequently
the queen became well-known by the name of Gopālamātā in relation to her son.
As Queen Gopālamātā was so impressed by Ven. Kaccāna, she built a big
monastery for him, in the garden of Kaccānavana and donated it to him with the
king’s permission. Having made the people of Ujjenī faithful in the Buddha’s
Dispensation, Ven. Kaccāna returned to the Buddha.
Foremost Title Achieved
At a later time, while staying at Jetavana, in the assembly of monks, the Buddha
spoke in praise of Ven. Kaccāna and declared him foremost (
etad-agga
), in
connection with the three discourses: 1) the Discourse on the Honey Ball
(
Madhupiṇḍika-sutta
, MN 18, 2) the Kaccāna repetition (
Kaccāna-peyyāla
,
probably MN 133ff) and the Discourse on the Way to the Beyond (
Pārāyaṇa-
sutta
,
[1245]
SN 43.44).