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    1 Oh venerable one! I have just spun myself (this) excellent, gold-colored cotton cloth (1) .

    2 … out of observance of proper behavior, you should accept (it) from me, you should put (it) on because of me, having recognized the love of a mother (2)

    3 || (3) Give it to the Community, Gautamī, a cotton cloth given by you to the Community 4 …To honor me together with the Community, if that is your choice, oh Gautamī. … (to) the Community.

    5 … great … 1. || Having heard that (4) , queen Gautamī, … precisely to the Buddhagod the teacher …

    6 she says to the Buddhagod the teacher: || In the Kaṃtsakarṣaṃ (5) [tune] || (I have) just (made) this gold-colored cotton cloth …

    7 … (accept it) from me, oh venerable one, fulfill my wish, put it on on my behalf! Show me compassion! With fruit …

    8 … the power of (ignorance) (6) . If the Gautamid queen would be as knowledgeable as I am, …

    YQ 1.26 1/1 [verso]