Sixth Khandhaka. Chapter 20
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1. Nov the Blessed One having remained at R"g"agaha as long as he thought fit, proceeded on his way to Svatthi. And wandering straight on from place to place he arrived at Svatthi. And there, at Svatthi, the Blessed One stayed at the "G"etavana, Antha-pi"n"d"ika's Grove.
Now at that time the venerable Sriputta suffered from fever. And the venerable Mah Moggallna went to the place where the venerable Sriputta was; and when he had come there he said to the venerable Sriputta:
You have lately had fever, friend Sriputta. By what means has it got well?'
'By lotus stalks, my friend, of various kinds.'
Then the venerable Mah Moggallna, as quickly as a strong man would stretch forth his arm, or draw it in again when it had been stretched forth, vanished from the "G"etavana and appeared on the bank of the Mandkin lake.
2. And a certain Nga saw the venerable Mah
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[paragraph continues] Moggallna coming from afar: and on seeing him he said to the venerable Mah Moggallna:
'May my lord, the venerable Mah Moggallna, approach. Welcome to my lord, the venerable Mah Moggallna. What may my lord have need of? What shall I give to him?'
'I want the edible stalks of the various lotuses.'
Then that Nga gave command to another Nga, saying, 'Very well then, good friend, give the venerable one edible stalks of the lotuses.'
And that Nga plunged into the Mandkin lake, and plucked with his trunk edible stalks of the lotuses, and washed them thoroughly, and bound them in a bundle, and went to the place where the venerable Mah Moggallna was.
3. Then the venerable Mah Moggallna as quickly (&c., as in 1) vanished from the bank of the Mandkin lake, and appeared in "G"etavana. Then that Nga also vanished from the bank of the Mandkin lake, and appeared in the "G"etavana. And when that Nga had caused the venerable Mah Moggallna to receive those edible stalks of the lotuses he vanished from the "G"etavana, and appeared on the shore of the Mandkin lake.
Then the venerable Mah Moggallna presented those edible stalks of the lotuses to the venerable Sriputta. And the fever abated on the venerable Sriputta when he had eaten the edible stalks of the lotuses. And many of them remained over.
4. Now at that time, during the scarcity (&c., as above, in chap. 18. 4, down to:) did not accept the invitation.
'Accept it, O Bhikkhus, and eat. I allow a Bhikkhu who has eaten, and has refused food still
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offered, to eat things growing in woods and ponds even if they are not the leavings of the meal of one who has eaten 1.'
Footnotes
78:1 See the note above, on Vi, 18, 4.
1. Nov the Blessed One having remained at R"g"agaha as long as he thought fit, proceeded on his way to Svatthi. And wandering straight on from place to place he arrived at Svatthi. And there, at Svatthi, the Blessed One stayed at the "G"etavana, Antha-pi"n"d"ika's Grove.
Now at that time the venerable Sriputta suffered from fever. And the venerable Mah Moggallna went to the place where the venerable Sriputta was; and when he had come there he said to the venerable Sriputta:
You have lately had fever, friend Sriputta. By what means has it got well?'
'By lotus stalks, my friend, of various kinds.'
Then the venerable Mah Moggallna, as quickly as a strong man would stretch forth his arm, or draw it in again when it had been stretched forth, vanished from the "G"etavana and appeared on the bank of the Mandkin lake.
2. And a certain Nga saw the venerable Mah
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[paragraph continues] Moggallna coming from afar: and on seeing him he said to the venerable Mah Moggallna:
'May my lord, the venerable Mah Moggallna, approach. Welcome to my lord, the venerable Mah Moggallna. What may my lord have need of? What shall I give to him?'
'I want the edible stalks of the various lotuses.'
Then that Nga gave command to another Nga, saying, 'Very well then, good friend, give the venerable one edible stalks of the lotuses.'
And that Nga plunged into the Mandkin lake, and plucked with his trunk edible stalks of the lotuses, and washed them thoroughly, and bound them in a bundle, and went to the place where the venerable Mah Moggallna was.
3. Then the venerable Mah Moggallna as quickly (&c., as in 1) vanished from the bank of the Mandkin lake, and appeared in "G"etavana. Then that Nga also vanished from the bank of the Mandkin lake, and appeared in the "G"etavana. And when that Nga had caused the venerable Mah Moggallna to receive those edible stalks of the lotuses he vanished from the "G"etavana, and appeared on the shore of the Mandkin lake.
Then the venerable Mah Moggallna presented those edible stalks of the lotuses to the venerable Sriputta. And the fever abated on the venerable Sriputta when he had eaten the edible stalks of the lotuses. And many of them remained over.
4. Now at that time, during the scarcity (&c., as above, in chap. 18. 4, down to:) did not accept the invitation.
'Accept it, O Bhikkhus, and eat. I allow a Bhikkhu who has eaten, and has refused food still
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offered, to eat things growing in woods and ponds even if they are not the leavings of the meal of one who has eaten 1.'
Footnotes
78:1 See the note above, on Vi, 18, 4.
