This practice is continued up to the present day in the Sangha.
3
It is well-known that cows in India roam about the streets. From this reference
it seems that the tradition is very old. But generally these cows are docile and not
savage or dangerous.
attained the penultimate stage in the realization of Nirvana, and
that he was born in a realm where he would become an Arahant
1
and finally pass away, never to return to this world again
2
.
From this story it is quite clear that when Pukkusati listened to
the Buddha and understood his teaching, he did not know w h o
was speaking to him, or whose teaching it was. He saw Truth.
If the medicine is good, the disease will be cured. It is not neces-
sary to know w h o prepared it, or where it came from.
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