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Thereupon the Brahman and his wife were established in the Fruit of 

 the Third Path. Magandiya, however, cherished the most bitter 

 hatred of the Teacher ever after. (200-202) 



The Brahman and his wife entrusted Magandiya to the care of her 

 uncle, who adorned her with all the adornments and presented her to 

 King Udena. The king immediately fell in love with her and married 

 her, making her queen- consort and giving her a retinue of five hundred 

 ladies-in-waiting. (202-203) 



If. Death of Samavati. 



At this time there were living in Kosambi three treasurers, Ghosita, 

 Kukkuta, and Pavariya. At the beginning of the rainy season five 

 hundred monks returned from the Himalaya country and went about 

 the city collecting alms. The three treasurers saw them and provided 

 them with food during the four rainy months. When the rains were at 

 an end the monks took leave of their hosts and retired to Himalaya, 

 promising to return the following year. And this became an estab- 

 lished custom. Several years later, the monks on their return from 

 Himalaya took up their abode in the forest under a gigantic banyan 

 tree. The oldest monk thought to himself : "This tree must be ten- 

 anted by a very powerful tree-spirit ; I wish he would give us some 

 water to drink ; " and immediately the spirit gave them water to drink. 

 Then the monk thought, " I wish he would give us some water to bathe 

 in ;" and immediately the spirit gave them water to bathe in. Then 

 the monk thought of food, and there it was ! " Well ! " said the monk, 

 "this spirit gives us everything we think of; let's have a look at him." 

 Immediately the tree split open, and out came the spirit. Said the 

 monks, " Spirit, you have great power ; what did you do to get it 1 " 

 But it was a very modest spirit; and so said, "Don't ask me." 

 " Please tell." After considerable urging, the spirit told his story. 

 (203-204) 



It seems that the spirit had once been a servant of Anathapindika. 

 One fast-day Anathapindika, on learning that his servant had not been 

 told the significance of the day, ordered a meal to be prepared for him. 

 The servant observed that no one else was eating, learned why, and 

 followed suit. He then went out and did his day's work, was taken 

 sick, and died that very night. " My master," said the spirit, " was 

 devoted to Buddha, the Law, and the Order ; and it was through him 

 and in consequence of the fast I observed that I was reborn as a tree- 

 spirit." (204-206) 



Thereupon the monks sought refuge in Buddha, the Law, and the 

 Order, and on the following day, after conferring with the three treas- 



