Full Text on The Elimination of Anger by Ven. K. Piyatissa Thera.
THE REVILER
Once
while the Blessed One stayed near Rajagaha in the Veluvana Monastery at the
Squirrels' Feeding Place, there lived at Rajagha a Brahman of the Bharadvaja
clan who was later called "the Reviler." When he learned that one of
his clan had gone forth from home life and had become a monk under the recluse
Gotama, he was angry and displeased. And in that mood he went to see the
Blessed One, and having arrived he reviled and abused him in rude and harsh
speech.
Thus
being spoken to, the Blessed One said: "How is it, Brahman: do you
sometimes receive visits from friends, relatives or other guests?"
"Yes,
Master Gotama, I sometimes have visitors."
"When
they come, do you offer to them various kinds of foods and a place for
resting?"
"Yes,
I sometimes do so."
"But
if, Brahman, your visitors do not accept what you offer, to whom does it then
belong?"
"Well,
Master Gotama, if they do not accept it, these things remain with us."
"It
is just so in this case, Brahman: you revile us who do not revile in return,
you scold us who do not scold in return, you abuse us who do not abuse in
return. So we do not accept it from you and hence it remains with you, it
belongs to you, Brahman..."
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