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1　… a man of means of the (city of Benares), Citraratha. (1) Having noted his wife, he says: (Listen), …

2　… having seen the cotton cloth of (queen Gautamī), … gifts to the Community (Saṃghālambana) of seven kinds (2) …

3　… (all) living beings … pay their respect to the Communities in many ways. || (… the man of means …) 4　… close, (we were) wrong indeed. Now (we) have attained the joy of the Buddha’s Law (3) …

5　… let us begin! How will we do away with the bad consequences of the actions done by us incessantly under the influence of heretic views? (4)

6　You have spoken (well), (5) noble lady! Come here! Let the two of us go to the Ṛṣivadana monastery! When … together …

7　Let us call (the monks)! Let us pay homage to them every day! || The wife says: Let us do it in this way!

8　… having bowed to the ground … says: || In the Vanapraveśa (6) [tune] || All the time, the entire Community … by me …

YQ 1.19 1/1 [verso]