How can the Buddha (after he was enlightened) reflect that he was not at ease and then became at ease in seclusion?
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This is from the Theravada Vinaya:
> While he was staying by himself, the Buddha thought, “When I was
> previously surrounded by people, I was not at ease because of those
> monks at Kosambī who were quarreling, arguing, and creating legal
> issues in the Sangha. But now that I’m alone, without a companion, I’m
> happy and at ease because I’m apart from those monks at Kosambī.”
>
> Pli Tv Kd 10: Kosambakakkhandhaka
How could the Buddha be thinking this way post enlightment? This seems related to this question.
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You can find the another account of the same thing in non-Vinaya canon here:
> So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Kosambi, in
> Ghosita’s Monastery. Now at that time Buddha lived crowded by monks,
> nuns, laymen, and laywomen; by rulers and their ministers, and
> teachers of other paths and their disciples. Crowded, he lived in
> suffering and discomfort. Then he thought, “These days I live crowded
> by monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen; by rulers and their ministers,
> and teachers of other paths and their disciples. Crowded, I live in
> suffering and discomfort. Why don’t I live alone, withdrawn from the
> group?”
>
> Ud 4.5
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