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Ananda Arhan asked the venerable Asuras Avici become Benares bhūmi Bimbisāra Bodhisattvas body bowed Brahmā brahmans Buddhist Buddhist Sanskrit celestial company of disciples Conqueror deeds deer demon driver of tameable earth elephant endowed exalted Kāśyapa feet five flowers four Ghaṭikāra the potter give gold heard hell honour hoti hundred Jātakas Jyotipāla kalpas Kapilavastu karma Kasyapa king's kotis Kriki Lacuna lapse Licchavis Literally live Lord Lotus Mahā-Maudgalyāyana Mahāvastu majesty Mālinī Māra Māyā Megha mother Nāgas named noble Pali Dictionary Pali texts pass perfect Buddha pious friend Pratyekabuddhas queen radiance Rājagṛiha reading rebirth reborn recluse rice Sakyan Sanskrit saying seer Senart Senart suggests sense set rolling seven Suddhāvāsa devas Suddhodana Sugata sunshades supreme Tathāgata teacher of devas thou Tomara translation tree universal king Vaiśālī venerable Mahā-Kāśyapa asked verse Vesāli virtuous wheel of dharma wise womb word Yakṣas yojanas young brāhman