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10. Dutiyamārakathā (The Second Account of Māra)
1After completing the rains retreat, the Bhagavā announced to the bhikkhus his attainment of supreme liberation (`vimutti`) through wise attention (`manasikāra`) and right effort (`sammappadhāna`), encouraging them to achieve the same. Māra the evil one then appeared, claiming the Bhagavā was still bound by his snares, both divine and human. However, the Bhagavā confidently declared his complete freedom from all such bonds, asserting Māra's defeat. Recognising that the Bhagavā knew him and his powerlessness, Māra vanished in disappointment.
11. Bhaddavaggiyavatthu (The Story of the Bhaddavaggiya Group)
2While traveling, the Bhagavā encountered about thirty Bhaddavaggiya companions searching for a courtesan who had stolen their belongings. He redirected their focus, asking if it was better to search for the woman or for themselves, to which they agreed the latter was preferable. The Bhagavā then delivered a gradual discourse, starting with topics like giving and virtue, progressing to the dangers of sensual pleasures and the benefits of renunciation. When he perceived their minds were receptive, he taught them the core Dhamma: suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path. Upon hearing this, the companions attained the `dhammacakkhu` (insight into the Dhamma), understanding that whatever originates is subject to cessation, and subsequently requested and received ordination from the Bhagavā to live the holy life for the complete ending of suffering.
12. Uruvelapāṭihāriyakathā (The Account of the Miracles at Uruvelā)
3The Bhagavā (Buddha) journeyed to Uruvelā, encountering three dreadlocked ascetic brothers — Uruvelakassapa, Nadīkassapo, and Gayākassapo — who were leaders of one thousand ascetics. To overcome Uruvelakassapa's pride and belief in his own spiritual superiority, the Bhagavā performed a series of miracles, including subduing a fierce nāga, being visited by divine beings (Four Great Kings, Sakka, Brahmā Sahampati), discerning Uruvelakassapa's thoughts, and demonstrating control over natural elements and phenomena. Despite each miracle, Uruvelakassapa, while impressed by the Bhagavā's power, repeatedly concluded that the Bhagavā was not an arahant like himself. Finally, the Bhagavā directly challenged Uruvelakassapa's delusion, leading to the conversion of all three brothers and their one thousand followers, who then received ordination. Subsequently, the Bhagavā delivered the Fire Discourse at Gayāsīsa, explaining how all sensory experiences are "burning" with passion, aversion, and delusion, which led to the liberation of all one thousand newly ordained bhikkhus.