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Ananda, the favourite disciple disciple of the Buddha,<br/>
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[[Ananda]], the favourite [[disciple]] [[disciple]] of the [[Buddha]],<br/>
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having been sent by the Lord on a mission,<br/>
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having been sent by the [[Lord]] on a [[mission]],<br/>
 
passed by a well near a village,<br/>
 
passed by a well near a village,<br/>
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and seeing Pakati, a girl of the Matanga caste,<br/>
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and [[seeing]] [[Pakati]], a girl of the [[Matanga]] [[caste]],<br/>
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he asked her for water to drink. [1]<br/>
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he asked her for [[water]] to drink. [1]<br/>
 
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Pakati said:<br/>
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[[Pakati]] said:<br/>
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"O Brahman, I am too humble and mean<br/>
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"O [[Brahman]], I am too [[humble]] and mean<br/>
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to give thee water to drink,<br/>
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to give thee [[water]] to drink,<br/>
 
do not ask any service of me<br/>
 
do not ask any service of me<br/>
 
lest thy holiness be contaminated,<br/>
 
lest thy holiness be contaminated,<br/>
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for I am of low caste." [2]<br/>
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for I am of low [[caste]]." [2]<br/>
 
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And Ananda replied:<br/>
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And [[Ananda]] replied:<br/>
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"I ask not for caste but for water;"<br/>
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"I ask not for [[caste]] but for [[water]];"<br/>
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and the Matanga's girl's heart leaped joyfully<br/>
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and the [[Matanga's]] girl's [[heart]] leaped joyfully<br/>
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and she gave Ananda to drink. [3]<br/>
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and she gave [[Ananda]] to drink. [3]<br/>
 
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Ananda thanked her and went away;<br/>
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[[Ananda]] thanked her and went away;<br/>
 
but she followed him at a distance. [4]<br/>
 
but she followed him at a distance. [4]<br/>
 
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Having heard that Ananda was a disciple of Gotama Sakyamuni,<br/>
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Having heard that [[Ananda]] was a [[disciple]] of [[Gotama]] [[Sakyamuni]],<br/>
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the girl repaired to the Blessed One:<br/>
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the girl repaired to the [[Blessed One]]:<br/>
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"O Lord help me, and let me live in the place<br/>
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"O [[Lord]] help me, and let me live in the place<br/>
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where Ananda thy disciple dwells,<br/>
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where [[Ananda]] thy [[disciple]] dwells,<br/>
 
so that I may see him and minister unto him,<br/>
 
so that I may see him and minister unto him,<br/>
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for I love Ananda." [5]<br/>
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for I [[love]] [[Ananda]]." [5]<br/>
 
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And the Blessed One understood<br/>
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And the [[Blessed One]] understood<br/>
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the emotions of her heart and he said:<br/>
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the [[emotions]] of her [[heart]] and he said:<br/>
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"Pakati, thy heart is full of love,<br/>
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"[[Pakati]], thy [[heart]] is full of [[love]],<br/>
 
but thou understandest not thine own sentiments.<br/>
 
but thou understandest not thine own sentiments.<br/>
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It is not Ananda that thou lovest, but his kindness.<br/>
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It is not [[Ananda]] that thou lovest, but his [[kindness]].<br/>
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Accept, then, the kindness thou hast seen him practise unto thee,<br/>
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Accept, then, the [[kindness]] thou hast seen him practise unto thee,<br/>
 
and in the humility of thy station practise it unto others. [6]<br/>
 
and in the humility of thy station practise it unto others. [6]<br/>
 
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"Verily there is great merit in the generosity of a king<br/>
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"Verily there is great [[merit]] in the [[generosity]] of a [[king]]<br/>
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when he ignores the wrongs which he suffers<br/>
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when he ignores the wrongs which he [[suffers]]<br/>
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and cherishes kindness and good-will to all mankind.<br/>
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and cherishes [[kindness]] and good-will to all mankind.<br/>
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He will cease to hate his oppressors,<br/>
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He will cease to [[hate]] his oppressors,<br/>
 
and even when powerless to resist their usurpation<br/>
 
and even when powerless to resist their usurpation<br/>
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will with compassion pity their arrogance and supercilious demeanour. [7]<br/>
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will with [[compassion]] pity their [[arrogance]] and supercilious demeanour. [7]<br/>
 
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"Blessed art thou, Pakati,<br/>
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"Blessed [[art]] thou, [[Pakati]],<br/>
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for though thou art a Matanga<br/>
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for though thou [[art]] a [[Matanga]]<br/>
 
thou wilt be a model for noblemen and noblewomen.<br/>
 
thou wilt be a model for noblemen and noblewomen.<br/>
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Thou art of low caste, but Brahmans may learn a lesson from thee.<br/>
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Thou [[art]] of low [[caste]], but [[Brahmans]] may learn a lesson from thee.<br/>
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Swerve not from the path of justice and righteousness<br/>
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Swerve not from the [[path]] of justice and [[righteousness]]<br/>
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and thou wilt outshine the royal glory of queens on the throne." [8]<br/>
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and thou wilt outshine the {{Wiki|royal}} glory of queens on the [[throne]]." [8]<br/>
  
 
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Ananda, the favourite disciple disciple of the Buddha,
having been sent by the Lord on a mission,
passed by a well near a village,
and seeing Pakati, a girl of the Matanga caste,
he asked her for water to drink. [1]

Pakati said:
"O Brahman, I am too humble and mean
to give thee water to drink,
do not ask any service of me
lest thy holiness be contaminated,
for I am of low caste." [2]

And Ananda replied:
"I ask not for caste but for water;"
and the Matanga's girl's heart leaped joyfully
and she gave Ananda to drink. [3]

Ananda thanked her and went away;
but she followed him at a distance. [4]

Having heard that Ananda was a disciple of Gotama Sakyamuni,
the girl repaired to the Blessed One:
"O Lord help me, and let me live in the place
where Ananda thy disciple dwells,
so that I may see him and minister unto him,
for I love Ananda." [5]

And the Blessed One understood
the emotions of her heart and he said:
"Pakati, thy heart is full of love,
but thou understandest not thine own sentiments.
It is not Ananda that thou lovest, but his kindness.
Accept, then, the kindness thou hast seen him practise unto thee,
and in the humility of thy station practise it unto others. [6]

"Verily there is great merit in the generosity of a king
when he ignores the wrongs which he suffers
and cherishes kindness and good-will to all mankind.
He will cease to hate his oppressors,
and even when powerless to resist their usurpation
will with compassion pity their arrogance and supercilious demeanour. [7]

"Blessed art thou, Pakati,
for though thou art a Matanga
thou wilt be a model for noblemen and noblewomen.
Thou art of low caste, but Brahmans may learn a lesson from thee.
Swerve not from the path of justice and righteousness
and thou wilt outshine the royal glory of queens on the throne." [8]

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