[556] "It is wonderful, venerable sir! It is marvelous, venerable sir, how well this has been spoken by the Venerable Ānanda! We are pleased and gratified by this well-spoken statement of the Venerable Ānanda. Venerable sir, so pleased and gratified are we by the Venerable Ānanda's well-spoken statement that if an elephant-treasure were suitable for the Venerable Ānanda, we would give even an elephant-treasure to the Venerable Ānanda; if a horse-treasure were suitable for the Venerable Ānanda, we would give even a horse-treasure to the Venerable Ānanda; if a boon-village were suitable for the Venerable Ānanda, we would give even a boon-village to the Venerable Ānanda. But, venerable sir, we know this: that is not suitable for the Venerable Ānanda. Venerable sir, this bāhitikā cloth, sixteen measures exactly in length and eight measures exactly in width, was sent to me by King Ajātasattu of Magadha, son of the Videhan princess, packed in a parasol case. Venerable sir, may the Venerable Ānanda accept it, out of compassion."
"Enough, great king; my set of three robes is complete."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.