[176] Then, Ānanda, the brahmins and householders, taking abundant wealth, approached King Mahāsudassana and said this: 'Sire, this abundant wealth has been brought expressly for Your Majesty alone; may Your Majesty accept it.'
'Enough, sirs. This abundant wealth of mine has already been amassed through righteous taxation. Let that be yours—and take away even more from here!'
Refused by the king, they withdrew to one side and deliberated thus: 'It would not be fitting for us to take this wealth back again to our own homes. What if we were to build a residence for King Mahāsudassana?'
They approached King Mahāsudassana and said this: 'Sire, we shall build a residence for you.'
Ānanda, King Mahāsudassana consented by silence.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.