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1　I also (1) , oh Ānanda, am of great importance beyond any doubt (?) for the Gautamid queen.

2　… I nursed (2) her (Law-)body. She … me from early childhood in every way …

3　… I dressed her with garments. She (adorned) me with the ornaments (3) of the world, …

4　… I adorned her. She (4) fed me with all kinds of food that had to be turned into bite-size pieces; I 5　(also) … She washed (5) me with waters of the world; but I (washed) her with the noble eightfold …

6　… I (removed) the stain of the eighty-eight (6) Kleśas, and in the same way I freed her from the continuity. She (decorated) me (with flowers) of the world …

7　… I decorated and adorned (7) her with (flowers)… || There are no two sides of it, Ānanda (8) . Of the advantage of the Law …

8　… to make. Therefore, oh Ānanda, should this jewel of a cloth (be given) by Gautamī to the Community.

YQ 1.41 1/1 [verso]