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 all turbidity. And he thought: "How wonderful, how marvelous is the great might and power of the Tathāgata!" Ānanda brought the water in the bowl to the Lord, saying: "Let the Blessed One take the bowl. Let the Happy One drink the water. Let the Teacher of men and gods quench his thirst."

Then the Blessed One drank of the water. Now, at that time a man of low caste, named Pukkusa, a young Malia, a disciple of Alāra Kālāma, was passing along the high road from Kusinārā to Pāvā. And Pukkusa, the young Malla, saw the Blessed One 'seated at the foot of a tree. On seeing him, he went up to the place where the Blessed One was, and when he had come there, he saluted the Blessed One and took his seat respectfully on one side. Then the Blessed One instructed, edified, and gladdened Pukkusa, the young Malla, with religious discourse.

Aroused and gladdened by the words of the Blessed One, Pukkusa, the young Malla, addressed a certain man who happened to pass by, and said: "Fetch me, I pray thee, my good man, two robes of cloth of gold, burnished and ready for wear."

"Be it so, ski" said that man in assent to Pukkusa, the young Malla; and he brought two robes of cloth of gold, burnished and ready for wear.

And the Malla Pukkusa presented the two robes of cloth of gold, burnished and ready for wear, to the Blessed One, saing: "Lord, these two robes of burnished cloth of gold are ready for wear. May the Blessed One show me favor and accept them at my hands!"

The Blessed One said: "Pukkusa, robe me in one, and Ānanda in the other."

And the Tathāgata's body appeared shining like a flame, and he was beautiful above all expression. 239