Buddha and the gospel of Buddhism . ightenment Now during the time that Gautama had been dwelling inthe forest near by Uruvela, the daughter of the villageheadman, by name Sujata, had been accustomed to make adaily offering of food to eight hundred Brahmans, makingthe prayer—May the Bodhisatta at length, receive anoffering of food from me, attain enlightenment, and becomea Buddha ! And now that the time had come when hedesired to receive nourishing food, a Deva appeared inthe night to Sujata and announced that the Bodhisattahad put aside his austerities and desired to partake ofgood and nouris
Buddha and the gospel of Buddhism . ightenment Now during the time that Gautama had been dwelling inthe forest near by Uruvela, the daughter of the villageheadman, by name Sujata, had been accustomed to make adaily offering of food to eight hundred Brahmans, makingthe prayer—May the Bodhisatta at length, receive anoffering of food from me, attain enlightenment, and becomea Buddha ! And now that the time had come when hedesired to receive nourishing food, a Deva appeared inthe night to Sujata and announced that the Bodhisattahad put aside his austerities and desired to partake ofgood and nourishing food, and now shall your prayer beaccomplished. Then Sujata with all speed arose earlyand went to her fathers herd. Now for a long time shehad been accustomed to take the milk of a thousand cowsand to feed therewith five hundred, and again with theirmilk to feed two hundred and fifty, and so on until eightonly were fed with the milk of the rest, and this she called30 Ill SUJATA AND THE BOWL OF MILK-RICENanda Lal Bose Page 30. The Supreme Enlightenment working the milk in and in. It was the full-moon dayof the month of May when she received the message of thegods, and rose early, and milked the eight cows, and tookthe milk and boiled it in new pans, and prepared the same time she sent her maid Punna to the foot ofthe great tree where she had been wont to lay her dailyofferings. Now the Bodhisatta, knowing that he wouldthat day attain Supreme Enlightenment, was sitting at thefoot of the tree, awaiting the hour for going forth to beghis food; and such was his glory that all the region of theEast was lit up. The girl thought that it was the spiritof the tree who would deign to receive the offering withhis own hands. When she returned to Sujata and reportedthis, Sujata embraced her and bestowed on her the jewelsof a daughter, and exclaimed, Henceforth thou shalt beto me in the place of an elder daughter 1 And sendingfor a golden vessel she put the well-cooked foo
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