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like five great summits. Just then the tree took forth flowers and fruits. Each branch bent low under the "weight of ripe mangoes. The bhikṣus who followed the Buddha ate the ripe fruits to their heart's content. The king (Prasena - jit) heard the full account and was very much surprised. The king at once sent guards for the protection of the tree so that no one would be able to fell it.
This mango-tree was sown by the garden-keeper Ganda because of which it became known as Ganda's mangotree (ganda mba-rūkkha). Even the heretics ate the fruits of this tree. While throwing the seeds, they said, 'Sra mana Gautama is to display his occult powers under Ganda's mango tree. It is for this that even fresh sprouts have been removed. Wherefrom has this tree come then?"
Indra had become furious with the heretics. To belittle them, he said to the God of Wind,
'Blow away the pandal of the heretics and deposit it on the heap of rubbish..
He said to the Sun,
'You concentrate your energy on the heretics and burn them.'
The two gods carried out the orders of their king. Indra said again to the Wind,
'Start a terrific cyclone'...
There started a terrific cyclone, and the heretics who were already burnt by the blazing sun were now buried under the dust. The skin of all the people turned grey under the dust cover. Then Indra commanded the God of Rain,
'Hurl a heavy shower on them'.
This was done. There was a heavy down-pour, and all the heretics now looked like so many cows lacking lustre. The nirgranthas took to their heels out of shame.
A peasant who happened to be the disciple of Purana Kas sa pa had heard about this competition, and desired to
