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Origin of Name Gautama
Price Siddhartha who became the Buddha, was named after his aunt Gautami, who raised him. Gautami is the name of the river Godavari. And did you know that the river Godavari is was named Gautami after Gautama Maharshi named in Ramayana.
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Asita
Asita was a hermit ascetic of ancient India in the 6th century BCE. He is best known for having predicted that Prince Siddhartha of Kapilavastu would either become a great chakravartin or become a supreme religious leader; Siddhartha was later known as Gautama Buddha.
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Asita (the dark one) also called Devala, was a sage well-versed in yoga. He was the elder brother of sage Dhaumya and an expert in sarpavidyā (science of snakes). Hence those afflicted with the fear of snakes are advised to remember him. Through his grace, they can overcome that fear. He is said to have become a disciple of Jaigīṣavya, who once visited his hermitage and exhibited his extraordinary powers. He is one of the sages through whom the Mahābhārata was spread among the people. Ekaparṇā, the daughter of Himavān (the Himalayas) was his spouse.
1. Asita Devala.-A sage (isi). His story is given in the Assalāyana Sutta (M.ii.154ff). Once there were seven brahmin sages living in thatched cabins in the wilds. They conceived the view that the brahmins are the highest class of men and that they alone are the legitimate sons of Brahma. Hearing of this, Asita Devala appeared before their hermitage in orange attire, with stout sandals and staff, and shouted for them. The brahmins cursed him with the intention of shrivelling him into a cinder, but the more they cursed the more comely and handsome grew Asita. Feeling that their austerities were evidently fruitless, they questioned Asita who urged them to discard their delusion. Having learnt his identity, they saluted him and wished to be instructed; Asita examined and cross-questioned them about their pretensions regarding their lineage and they could find no answer. They thereupon followed his advice and renounced their claims to superiority.
Buddhaghosa says that Asita Devala was the Bodhisatta. MA.ii.785.
2. Asita Devala.-More commonly called Kāla Devala, probably identical with (1) above, and mentioned in the Indriya Jātaka (J.iii.463ff). He was one of the seven chief disciples of the Bodhisatta Sarabhanga and lived with many thousand sages in Avanti Dakkhināpatha. He had a younger brother Nārada, also an ascetic, who lived in Arañjara. When Nārada became enamoured of a courtesan on the river-bank near Arañjara, Kāla Devala flew to him, and in due course brought Sālissara, Mendissara and Pabbatissara to admonish him. When they, too, failed in their efforts to convert Nārada, Kāla Devala brought the master of all sages, Sarabhanga, who with their help persuaded Nārada to give up his love.
In this present age Kāla Devala became Mahā Kaccana (J.iii.469). 
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Thursday, April 13, 2017
Waste
A disciple of Buddha, said, "Oh Master! I have a request to make."
Buddha: "What is it; tell me?"
Disciple: "My robe is worn out. It is no longer decent enough to wear.
Please, may I have a new one?"
Buddha looked at the disciple's attire and found that the garment was
absolutely in tatters and really needed replacement. So he asked the
store-keeper to give a new robe to this disciple. The disciple offered
obeisance to the great master and left the room.
Buddha kept thinking about the incident and felt that He had perhaps
missed an opportunity to teach a valuable lesson to the disciple. So
he went to the disciple's quarters to talk to him.
Buddha: Are you comfortable in your new robe? Do you need anything else?
Disciple: Thank you Master. I am very comfortable and do not need anything else.
Buddha: Now that you have a new one, what have you done with the old one?
Disciple: I have used it to replace my worn out bedspread.
Buddha: What did you do with the old bedspread?
Disciple: Master, I am using it as a curtain on my window.
Buddha: Did you discard your old window curtain?
Disciple: Master, I tore it into four pieces and am using them as
napkins to handle the hot pots and pans in the kitchen.
Buddha: What about the old kitchen napkins?
Disciple: We are using them as mops to wash and wipe the floor.
Buddha: Where is the old mop?
Disciple: Lord, the old mop was so tattered that the best we could do
was to take all the threads apart and make wicks for your oil lamp.
One of them is presently lit in your room."
Buddha was content. He was happy that His disciples realized that
nothing is useless. We can find a use for everything, if only we want
to! Nothing should be wasted; not even time!
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