And after this praise he gave him much wealth in his delight

After the lesson, the Master declared the Truths, and identified the Birth:--after the Truths, the backsliding Brother was established in the fruition of the First Path:--"At that time the queen was the wife of his layman days, the king the backsliding Brother, Ayura was Moggallana, Pukkusa was Sariputta, and the wise Senaka was myself."

Footnotes

^208:1A kingdom in Central India, apparently a seat of the sword-making art.