Early Buddhism

Homage of the Saṅgha

Saṁghavandanāsutta

Language
Pāli
Period
Early Buddhist Texts
Tradition
Early Buddhism
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When Sakka sets out on a pleasure jaunt, he begins by lifting his joined palms to the Saṅgha of mendicants. His charioteer Mātali asks why Sakka venerates smelly mendicants. Sakka replies that he venerates them for their renunciation and peacefulness.

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