Chapter 1 - The Setting of the Dharma Teaching

Thus have I heard. One time, the Buddha was staying at Anathapindika Monastery at Prince Jeta’s Grove, near the great city of Sravasti, with an assembly of 1,250 monks. When it was mealtime, the World-honored One donned his kasaya robe, took up his alms bowl, entered Sravasti, and went door to door asking for food. After the almsround, he returned to the monastery and ate his meal. He then put away his robe and bowl, washed his feet, prepared his seat, and sat down.

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法(fǎ) 會(huì) 因(yīn) 由(yóu) 分(fēn) 第(dì) 一(yī)

如(rú) 是(shì) 我(wǒ) 聞(wén) 。 一(yī) 時(shí) 佛(fó) 在(zài) 舍(shè) 衛(wèi) 國(guó) 、 祇(qí) 樹(shù) 給(jǐ) 孤(gū) 獨(dú) 園(yuán) 與(yǔ) 大(dà) 比(bǐ) 丘(qiū) 眾(zhòng) 、 千(qiān) 二(èr) 百(bǎi) 五(wǔ) 十(shí) 人(rén) 俱(jù) 。(　) 爾(ěr) 時(shí) 世(shì) 尊(zūn) 食(shí) 時(shí) ，(　) 著(zhuó) 衣(yī) 持(chí) 鉢(bō) ，(　) 入(rù) 舍(shè) 衛(wèi) 大(dà) 城(chéng) 乞(qǐ) 食(shí) 。(　) 於(yú) 其(qí) 城(chéng) 中(zhōng) 次(cì) 第(dì) 乞(qǐ) 已(yǐ) ，(　) 還(huán) 至(zhì) 本(běn) 處(chù) 。(　) 飯(fàn) 食(shí) 訖(qì) ，(　) 收(shōu) 衣(yī) 鉢(bō) ，(　) 洗(xǐ) 足(zú) 已(yǐ) ，(　) 敷(fū) 座(zuò) 而(ér) 坐(zuò) 。