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VIII, 1, 2:
THE DRESS OF THIE BHIKKHUS.
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EIGHTH KHANDHAKA.
(THE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS.)
1. At that time the blessed Buddha dwelt at Rågagaha, in the Veluvana, in the Kalandaka-nivåpa. At that time Vesalt was an opulent, prosperous town, populous, crowded with people, abundant with food"; there were seven thousand seven hundred and seven storeyed buildings, and seven thousand seven hundred and seven pinnacled buildings, and seven thousand seven hundred and seven pleasure grounds (Årâmas), and seven thousand seven hundred and seven lotus-ponds. There was also the courtezan Ambapâlikâ?, who was beautiful, graceful, pleasant, gifted with the highest beauty of complexion, well versed in dancing, singing, and lute-playing, much visited by desirous people. She asked fifty (kahâpanas) for one night. Through that person Vesalt became more and more flourishing.
2. Now a merchant from Rågagaha went to Vesålt on a certain business. That Râgagaha merchant saw what an opulent, prosperous town Vesali was, how populous, crowded with people, and abundant with food, and the seven thousand seven
? Compare Mahâ-sudassana Sutta I, 3, and Mahâ-parinibbâna Sutta V, 42.
? See above, VI, 30, 6; Maha-parinibbâna Sutta II, 16 seq.
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