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abode acts of charity alms Anathapindika Anguttara Ankura appearance Asayha asked banyan tree beautiful became belief Benares bhikkhus Bimbisāra body Brahmadatta Brāhmaṇas Brahmin Buddha Buddhist cloth commentary crying daughter deity departed spirits described destiny after death devas Dhammapala Digha earth enjoy evil faith father female spirit food and drink Ganges gifts girl give gods happy Heaven and Hell honour hoti householder human hunger and thirst husband Jātaka karma Kassapa Kassapa Buddha lamentation lived Magadha Manu Manu-samhita Master Matta merchants merit misdeeds misery mother naked Nandiya ninefold division offered Paccekabuddha Pāli past person peta petaloka Petavatthu petī Pettivisaya pious practise charity preta previous birth Rajagaha reborn relatives residing result Samkicca Sangha Sariputta Savatthi sinful soon sorrow stories suffering sugar-cane tank Tavatimsa Tavatimsa heaven Thera Tissă unhappy destiny Upāsaka uposatha Vatthu called Vedic Veluvana venerable vihāra village vimāna wife woman worship Yakkha Yama