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Cp 5 Mahāgovinda’s Conduct

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Cp 5 - Mahāgovinda’s Conduct
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
Source: https://suttacentral.net/cp5/en/sujato
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The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
The Chapter With Akitti
The Perfection of Giving (5th)
Mahāgovinda’s Conduct
“Then again when I was
high priest for seven kings,
I was venerated by the gods among men
as the brahmin Mahāgovinda.
Then in all seven kingdoms
what I received as tribute
I used to give a great gift
unwavering as the ocean.
It was not because I disliked riches or grain,
or because I had a store set aside,
but because omniscience is precious to me,
that is why I gave such fine riches.”