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## Chapter 7: Sakdalputra
It is revealed that the potters' workshops and kilns were located outside the cities to avoid air pollution from the smoke and inconvenience to the city dwellers. Sakdalputra had five hundred workshops, and a lot of smoke was generated during the baking of the pots, so all the construction work was done outside the city. The selling was done on the roads and crossroads. Even today, it is mostly the same. The potters' houses are on the outskirts of cities and villages, where they make and bake their pots. The selling of pots is still seen on the roads and crossroads.
**Information by the Dev**
185. Then, the ascetic Sakdalputra, for his livelihood, went to the Asoka garden in the early morning, just as the merchants did, and after arriving, he stayed there, having accepted the Dharma-Prajnapti - Dharma-teaching, near Mankaliputra Gosala.
186. Then, a Dev appeared before the ascetic Sakdalputra, who was engaged in his livelihood.
187. That Dev, adorned with small bells and wearing five-colored fine clothes, standing in the sky, spoke to the ascetic Sakdalputra, saying: "O Dev-anupriya! Tomorrow morning, here, the great Mahamahan - the great non-violent, the possessor of unhindered knowledge and vision, the knower of the past, present, and future, the Arhat - the most worthy of worship, the most powerful, the Jin - the conqueror of passion and hatred, the Kevali - the perfect, the pure and infinite knowledge, etc., the omniscient, the all-seeing, the three worlds are eagerly waiting to see him, they desire his service and worship, the Dev, the human, and the Asura - all are worthy of worship, worthy of praise, worthy of bowing down, (worthy of respect, worthy of honor, auspicious, prosperous, divine, worthy of praise) worthy of being served, and he has attained the perfection of his karma. You should bow down to him, (pay homage to him, respect him, honor him, auspicious, prosperous, divine, worthy of praise) serve him, invite him with offerings, food, fruits, and flowers." He said this and then disappeared in the same direction from which he had appeared.