 Two merchants, Tapussa
and Bhalluka stopped to offer food to the Buddha. They took refuge in Buddha and Dhamma and became the very first lay Buddhists.
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 The Buddha had no bowl with him so the gods of the four quarters came with a bowl each. The Buddha merged these four bowls into one. |
 The Buddha wondered whether anyone would understand what he had realised and he doubted the value of teaching. The Brahma god Sahampati came before him and begged: 'There are, good sir, those with just a little dust in their eye. Pray, teach for their benefit.' |