5.9 The Story about Sumana the Garland-Maker

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The flower seller Sumana delivered flowers to the king each day, but one day when he saw the Buddha he sprinkled the flowers over him, and they remained in the air around the Buddha and the whole city came out to see the spectacle; the Buddha predicted Sumana would never go to the lower worlds again and one day would become a Paccekabuddha, and spoke a verse in praise of his action.

Cast: The Garland-Maker Sumana, King Bimbisāra, Elder Ānanda

Keywords: Offerings, Kings

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