[938] Setting at Sāvatthī. Bhikkhus, once in the past Sakka, lord of the devas (deva), addressed Mātali the charioteer: "Harness the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds, dear Mātali. Let us go to the park grounds to view the lovely landscape." "Yes, your lordship," bhikkhus, Mātali the charioteer replied to Sakka, lord of the devas; and when he had harnessed the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds, he announced to Sakka, lord of the devas: "The chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds has been harnessed for you, dear sir. Now is the time for whatever you think fit." Then, bhikkhus, Sakka, lord of the devas, as he was descending from the Vejayanta Palace, raised his joined palms in reverential salutation (añjali) and worshipped the Saṅgha of bhikkhus.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.