The Story of Bahiya of the Bark ClothSeven, Ashley Wells, Amber Dorrian, Wisdom Quaterly; C. de Saram (translator)*Long preparation enabled this new disciple to grasp the Truth in the twinkling of an eye. He was like Upatissa (who became the chief male disciple better known as Sariputra), who entered the first stage of sainthood by hearing only one line of a couplet. Bahiya of the Bark Cloth, on hearing a single stanza uttered by the Buddha, became enlightened. But Bahiya...
