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Tasmiñca pana divase ekacce bhikkhū āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ sandhāya evamāhaṃsu – ‘‘imasmiṃ bhikkhusaṅghe eko bhikkhu vissagandhaṃ vāyanto vicaratī’’ti. Thero taṃ sutvā imasmiṃ bhikkhusaṅghe añño vissagandhaṃ vāyanto vicaraṇakabhikkhu nāma natthi. Addhā ete maṃ sandhāya vadantīti saṃvegaṃ āpajji. Ekacce naṃ āhaṃsuyeva – ‘‘sve āvuso, ānanda, sannipāto, tvañca sekkho sakaraṇīyo, tena te na yuttaṃ sannipātaṃ gantuṃ, appamatto hohī’’ti.

On that day, some monks said concerning the Venerable Ānanda: "In this Saṅgha of monks, one monk wanders about giving off an odor of raw meat." Hearing that, the elder experienced a sense of urgency, thinking: "In this Saṅgha of monks there is certainly no other monk wandering about giving off an odor of raw meat. Surely they are speaking concerning me." Some even said to him: "Tomorrow, friend Ānanda, is the assembly, and you are a trainee, one with work left to do; therefore it is not fitting for you to go to the assembly. Be heedful!"