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These are your, O deva, eighty-four thousand pinnacled houses, with the Great Array Pinnacled House as the chief. Here, O deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. These are your, O deva, eighty-four thousand couches, made of gold, made of silver, made of ivory, made of heartwood, covered with long-haired rugs, covered with white woolen rugs, covered with flowered woolen rugs, covered with excellent deer-skin rugs, with canopies, with crimson pillows at both ends. Here, O deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. These are your, O deva, eighty-four thousand elephants, with golden ornaments, with golden banners, covered with golden nets, with Uposatha, the king of elephants, as the chief. Here, O deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. These are your, O deva, eighty-four thousand horses, with golden ornaments, with golden banners, covered with golden nets, with Valāhaka, the king of horses, as the chief. Here, O deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. These are your, O deva, eighty-four thousand chariots, adorned with lion skins, adorned with tiger skins, adorned with leopard skins, adorned with yellow blankets, with golden ornaments, with golden banners, covered with golden nets, with the Vejayanta chariot as the chief. Here, O deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. These are your, O deva, eighty-four thousand jewels, with the jewel-treasure as the chief. Here, O deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. These are your, O deva, eighty-four thousand women, with the woman-treasure as the chief. Here, O deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. These are your, O deva, eighty-four thousand householders, with the householder-treasure as the chief. Here, O deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. These are your, O deva, eighty-four thousand Khattiyas following behind, with the chief jewel of a leader. Here, O Deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. These, O Deva, are your eighty-four thousand milch cows, yielding milk in streams, with bronze vessels for collection. Here, O Deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. These, O Deva, are your eighty-four thousand bundles of cloth, of fine linen, of fine cotton, of fine silk, of fine wool. Here, O Deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. These, O Deva, are your eighty-four thousand dishes of cooked rice, morning and evening, food offerings are brought. Here, O Deva, abandon desire, do not long for life. Attainment of the Brahma-world 269. Then, Ananda, King Mahasudassana soon passed away. Just as, Ananda, a householder or a householder's son, having eaten delicious food, experiences a surfeit of food, even so, Ananda, King Mahasudassana experienced a death-agony. Having passed away, Ananda, King Mahasudassana was reborn in a good destination, the Brahma-world. King Mahasudassana, Ananda, played as a prince for eighty-four thousand years. He ruled as viceroy for eighty-four thousand years. He reigned as king for eighty-four thousand years. He lived as a householder and practiced the holy life in the Dhamma Palace for eighty-four thousand years. Having cultivated the four Brahma-viharas, at the breaking up of the body, after death, he attained the Brahma-world. 270. It might be, Ananda, that you would think: 'Surely, someone else was King Mahasudassana at that time.' But, Ananda, it should not be seen thus. I was King Mahasudassana at that time. Those eighty-four thousand cities, with Kusavati as the chief royal capital, were mine. Those eighty-four thousand palaces, with the Dhamma Palace as the chief, were mine. Those t And eighty-four thousand pinnacled houses, with the Great Array Pinnacled House as chief. Mine were eighty-four thousand couches, made of gold, made of silver, made of ivory, made of heartwood, covered with long-haired rugs, covered with white wool rugs, covered with embroidered rugs, covered with excellent deer-skin throws, with canopies, and crimson pillows at both ends. Mine were eighty-four thousand elephants, adorned with gold, with golden banners, covered with golden nets, with Uposatha, the king of elephants, as chief. Mine were eighty-four thousand horses, adorned with gold, with golden banners, covered with golden nets, with Valāhaka, the king of horses, as chief. Mine were eighty-four thousand chariots, covered with lion skins, covered with tiger skins, covered with leopard skins, covered with yellow blankets, adorned with gold, with golden banners, covered with golden nets, with the Vejayanta chariot as chief. Mine were eighty-four thousand jewels, with the Jewel-Gem as chief. Mine were eighty-four thousand women, with Queen Subhaddā as chief. Mine were eighty-four thousand householders, with the Householder-Gem as chief. Mine were eighty-four thousand khattiyas, attendants, with the General-Gem as chief. Mine were eighty-four thousand milch cows, yielding milk in streams, held in bronze pails. Mine were eighty-four thousand millions of garments, of fine linen, of fine cotton, of fine silk, of fine wool. Mine were eighty-four thousand dishes of cooked rice, brought morning and evening as food offerings. 271. "Ananda, of those eighty-four thousand cities, there was only one city that I inhabited at that time, namely, Kusāvatī, the royal capital. Ananda, of those eighty-four thousand palaces, there was only one palace that I inhabited at that time, namely, the Dhamma Palace. Ananda, of those eighty-four thousand pinnacled houses, there was only one pinnacled house that I inhabited at that time, I dwell in that great array, a pinnacled mansion. And of those, Ananda, eighty-four thousand couches, only one couch was there which at that time I used: that is, made of gold, or made of silver, or made of ivory, or made of heartwood. And of those, Ananda, eighty-four thousand elephants, only one elephant was there which at that time I mounted: that is, Uposatha, the king of elephants. And of those, Ananda, eighty-four thousand horses, only one horse was there which at that time I mounted: that is, Valāhaka, the king of horses. And of those, Ananda, eighty-four thousand chariots, only one chariot was there which at that time I mounted: that is, the Vejayanta chariot. And of those, Ananda, eighty-four thousand women, only one woman was there who at that time attended me: a khattiyā, or a vessī. And of those, Ananda, eighty-four thousand crores of garments, only one pair of cloths was there which at that time I wore: fine linen, or fine cotton, or fine silk, or fine wool. And of those, Ananda, eighty-four thousand dishes of cooked rice, only one dish of cooked rice was there from which I ate at most a nāḷi of rice, and suitable curry. See, Ananda, all these formations are past, ceased, changed. Thus impermanent, Ananda, are formations; thus unstable, Ananda, are formations; thus without solace, Ananda, are formations! To this extent, Ananda, it is enough to be disenchanted with all formations, enough to be dispassionate, enough to be liberated. And six times, Ananda, I know of having laid down this body in this place, and that too as a king, a Wheel-turning Monarch, righteous, a king of righteousness, conqueror of the four quarters, having established stability in the country, endowed with the seven treasures. This is... ...the best laying down of the body. But I do not see, Ananda, that place in the world with its devas, Māras, Brahmās, with its recluses and brahmins, with its devas and humans, where a Tathāgata would lay down an eighth body. This the Blessed One said, having said this, the Sugata, the Teacher, further said this: Impermanent, alas, are formations, Of a nature to arise and pass away; Having arisen, they cease; Their cessation is bliss. The Mahāsudassana Sutta, the fourth, is finished.