ightly go forth from home into homelessness, directly knowing & realizing it for himself right in the here & now." That is what the Blessed One said. Having said that, the One Well-Gone, the Teacher, said further: Swans, cranes, & peacocks, elephants & spotted antelope all fear the lion (though) in body thereâs no comparison. In the same way, among human beings, even if one is small but endowed in discernment, one is great for that— not the fool endowed in physique.2 Notes 1. The Commentary notes that misbehaving monks liked to stroke his hands and catch hold of his ears. Ud 7:5 contains the same story, but with a different verse. See also: Ud 7:1, Ud 7:2, Ud 7:5; Thag 6:9 - --> - - - -