osatha of the fifteenth, went to those monks and, on arrival, addressed them in verses. They lived happily in the past, the monks who were Gotamaâs disciples. Without wishes, they sought their alms. Without wishes, their dwellings. Knowing inconstancy with regard to the world, they made an end of suffering. [But these,] making themselves hard to maintain, like headmen in a village, eating, eating, lie down infatuated in othersâ homes. Placing my hands over my heart to the Saṃgha, I speak of some, hurled down, without protection, like hungry ghosts. Those who live heedlessly: My words touch on them. Those who live heedfully: I pay them homage. See also: MN 69; AN 5:79–80; Ud 4:2 - --> - - - -