sn7.22:1.1 So I have heard.
sn7.22:1.2 At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, where they have a town named Khomadussa.
sn7.22:1.3 Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Khomadussa for alms.
sn7.22:1.4 Now at that time the brahmins and householders of Khomadussa were gathered in the council hall for some business, while a gentle rain drizzled down.
sn7.22:1.5 Then the Buddha approached that council.
sn7.22:1.6 The brahmins and householders saw the Buddha coming off in the distance,
sn7.22:1.7 and said,
sn7.22:1.8 “Who are these shavelings, these fake ascetics? Don’t they understand the council rules?”
sn7.22:1.9 Then the Buddha addressed the brahmins and householders of Khomadussa in verse: