“Then again when I was high priest for seven kings, I was venerated by the gods among men as the brahmin Mahāgovinda.
Then in all seven kingdoms what I received as tribute I used to give a great gift unwavering as the ocean.
It was not because I disliked riches or grain, or because I had a store set aside, but because omniscience is precious to me, that is why I gave such fine riches.”
Mahāgovinda’s Conduct
Cp 5 · Mahāgovindacariya
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Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato · SuttaCentral · CC0
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