Vinaya Texts, Part II: The Mahâvagga V–X, Kullavagga I–III — SBE Vol. 17 (1882)

Compare Anga-magadhesu in Mahavagga I, 19, and the beginning sentences of the Soradanda Sutta (Digha Nik4ya), in which it is said that the revenues of the town of Kamp4 had been bestowed by king Bimbiséra on the Brahmana Sonadanda.

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king. Take thy seat cross-legged before the king, that the king may see thy feet as thou sittest there.’ And they carried Sova Ko/ivisa in a palankeen (to Ragagaha). ;

And Sova Kolivisa went to the place where Seniya Bimbis4ra, the king of Magadha, was. And when he had come there, and had bowed down before Seniya Bimbis4ra, the king of Magadha, he took his seat cross-legged before the king. And Seniya Bimbisara, the king of Magadha, saw that hair had grown on the soles of the feet of Sova Kod/ivisa.

3. Now after Seniya Bimbisara, the king of Magadha, had instructed the eighty thousand overseers over those townships in the things of this world he exhorted them, saying, ‘Ye have now received from me instruction in the things of this world. Go now, and wait upon the Blessed One. The Blessed One himself shall instruct you in the things of eternity.’

Then the eighty thousand overseers over those townships went on to the Vulture’s Peak.

4. Now at that time the venerable Sagata was the attendant on the Blessed One. And the eighty thousand overseers over those townships went to the place where the venerable Sagata was. And when they were come there they spake thus to the venerable Ségata :.

‘The eighty thousand overseers over the townships are come here, Sir, to visit the Blessed One. It were well, Sir, that we should be granted an audience of the Blessed One.’

‘Then do you, Sirs, stay here yet a moment, while
‘I let the Blessed One know.’

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5. Then the venerable Sdgata disappeared down the steps} from before the very eyes of the eighty thousand overseers over those townships, and appeared before the Blessed One, and spake to the Blessed One, and said:

‘Lord, the eighty thousand overseers over the
townships are come here to visit the Blessed One.
Let the Blessed One do as seemeth to him. fit.’

‘Do thou then, Sagata, make a seat ready in the shade of the house *.’

6. ‘Even so, Lord!’ said the venerable S4gata, in assent, to the Blessed One. And taking a chair, he disappeared from before the Blessed One, and reappeared up the steps before the very eyes of those eighty thousand overseers over those townships, and made ready a seat in the shade of the house.

And the Blessed One came out of the house and sat down on the seat made ready in the shade thereof.

7. Then those eighty thousand overseers over the townships went up to the place where the Blessed One was. And when they had come there they bowed down before the Blessed One and took their seats on one side. But those eighty thousand overseers over the townships paid more respect in their hearts to the venerable SAgata than to the Blessed One’.