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129 gold with a kappiya-kâraka saying, "Provide whatever is allowable for this Bhikkhu." I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to accept whatever is allowable. But I do not say by that, O Bhikkhus, that you may, on any pretext whatsoever, accept or seek for gold.'

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1. Now the Blessed One proceeded straight on, on his alms-pilgrimage, to Apana. And Keniya the ascetic heard the saying, 'Behold! the Samana Gotama, who was born in the Sâkya clan, and who went forth from the SAkya clan (to adopt the religious life), has arrived at Apa«a, and is staying at Apa»a. Now regarding that venerable Gotama, such is the high reputation that has been noised abroad that he is said to be a fully-enlightened one, blessed and worthy, abounding in wisdom and goodness, happy, with knowledge of the worlds, unsurpassed, who guides men as a driver curbs a bullock, a teacher of gods and men, a blessed Buddha. He by himself thoroughly understands, and sees, as it were face to face, this universe, the world with its Devas, and with its Brahmas, and with its Mâras, and all creatures, Samanas and Brâhmanas, gods and men: and he then makes his knowledge known to others. The truth doth he make known, both in the spirit and in the letter: