Tudubrahmasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 596

[596] At Sāvatthī. … Now on that occasion the **bhikkhu** Kokālika was afflicted, suffering, gravely ill. Then, when the night was far advanced, Tudu the independent brahmā (paccekabrahmā), of surpassing beauty, illuminating the entire Jetavana, approached the bhikkhu Kokālika; and having approached, standing in the air, he said this to the bhikkhu Kokālika: "Kokālika, make your mind (citta) confident in Sāriputta and Moggallāna. Sāriputta and Moggallāna are well-behaved." "Who are you, friend?" "I am Tudu the independent brahmā." "What, friend — were you declared by the Blessed One to be a non-returner (anāgāmī)? How then have you come here? See how far you have erred in this!"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.