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The Eleventh Anga [ II. Lect. 1. thinking that he would make him accept with his own hand abundant food and drinks (4). Then when that houseless monk Sudatta was made to accept that alms by the householder Sumuha which was pure threefold ( pure as regards the article, pure as regards the donor and pure as regards the receiver ) and which was pure in three ways (i.e. given with a pure mind, pure body and pure speech ), the samsāra-the mundane existence of the latter (i.e. Sumuha) became limited (i.c. it became decided that now he would wander into worldy existence only for a limited period of time and then obtain salvation ), his human existence became fixed and the following Five Miracles' appeared in his house. They are as follows:-(1) there was a stream of wealth, (2) flowers of five colours were showeied, (3) there was a waving of flags, (4) celestial drums were beaten and (5) there was a proclamation in divine voice in the sky thus : “Oh, what a noble gift, what a noble gift” and many people in the city of Hatthinăura began to talk in the meeting places ( and so forth $$ 5–6, down to ) high roads thus : " Oh, you beloved of the gods ! blessed, indeed, is the householder Sumuha [ meritorious is he, he has made his life fruitful (here the rest is to be supplied, down to ) oh, you beloved of the gods ! blessed is he (5) ]. Then that householder Sumuha, having lived his life of many hundred years and having met with death at the time of surcease, was re-born as a son in the womb of Dhārani, the
