Supriyamahāsārthavāhāvadāna

This Avadāna text tells the story of Supriya. This is the eighth chapter of Divyāvadāna. The story begins when the Buddha is resting in Śrāvastī during the rainy season. After the season ends, the Buddha calls Ānanda and instructs him to inform the people that he will visit the countryside of Magadha. When the Buddha reaches the area between Rājagṛha and Śrāvastī, he encounters a group of a thousand robbers. This part of the story describes how they come to follow the Buddha. The chapter is titled Caurasahasroddhāraṇa (folios 1a–4a). The narrative then shifts to the birth story of Supriya, how he meets the thousand robbers, donates whatever wealth he can to them, and his adventurous journey to Badaradvīpa and back.