[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s2.34 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s2.34 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s2.34 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2.34) 'Why do not the Bhikkhus wait upon you?' 'Because I am of no service, Lord, to the Bhikkhus.' Then the Blessed One said to the venerable Ānanda: 'Go, Ānanda, and fetch some water. Let us bathe this Bhikkhu.' 'Even so, Lord,' said the venerable Ānanda, in assent to the Blessed One, and fetched the water. And the Blessed One poured the water over that Bhikkhu; and the venerable Ānanda wiped him down. And the Blessed One taking hold of him at the head, and the venerable Ānanda at the feet, they lifted him up, and laid him down upon his bed. - [Previous: v2.c19.s2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2.33) - [Next: v2.c19.s2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2.35) - [Up: v2.c19.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s2.34) · Pramāṇa