The Story of Saraputa

Saraputa's mother was a very staunch Brahmin, who remained hostile to the Buddha and his teachings for Saraputa's almost his whole life. He could see that she actually had the necessary conditions, the supportive conditions, for the attainment of stream entry, the first stage of enlightenment. And he also saw that only he would be able to bring it about. This was a week before he died. So he returned to his home village, his mother's house, as it says in the story, you know, he return to his own birth chamber. It said that the gods from all the different realms came down to pay homage,. to this great enlightened being before he dies.