Devadhamma Jataka A certain rich man living in Savatthi joined the Buddhist monkhood after the death of his wife. Before that he had built for himself a bedroom, a kitchen and a store for food, fuel and other necessities. He had more requisites than any other monk. He also employed servants to cook things he liked to eat. He provided himself with a comfortable life, changed his robes once each day and each night, and he lived aloof from the Brethren on the outskirts of the Jetavana monastery. Thus, it was that one day a number of bhikkhus who came to visit found out about it. They were surprised that he had more things than that prescribed for a monk. Nowhere was he close to the simple life led by the Buddha, to whose teaching he was to devote himself. So they persuaded him to go with them to meet the Buddha on this matter.
Devadhamma Jataka
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