Dhammapada Verse 411
Mahamoggallanatthera Vatthu
Yassalaya na vijjanti
annaya akathamkathi
amatogadha' manuppattam
tamaham brumi brahmanam.
Verse 411: Him I called a brahmana, who has no
craving, who through knowledge of the Four Noble Truths is free from doubt, and
has realized Nibbana the Deathless.
The Story of Thera Maha Moggallana
While residing at the Jetavana
monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (411) of this book, with reference to Thera
Maha Moggallana.
On one occasion, the bhikkhus
told the Buddha about Thera Maha Moggallana the same thing they had said of
Thera Sariputta that he still had attachment to worldly things. To them the
Buddha said that Thera Maha Moggallana had discarded all craving.
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as
follows:
| Verse 411: Him I
called a brahmana, who has no craving, who through knowledge of the
Four Noble Truths is free from doubt, and has realized Nibbana the
Deathless. |