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gentlemen, to hear eight truthful items in praise of that Exalted One?’ ‘It is our wish, sir, to hear them.’ Then Sakka . . . uttered before the Thirty-Three gods these eight . . . .¹ Then . . . the Three and Thirty gods having thus deliberated and taken council together concerning the matter for which they were assembled and seated in the Hall . . ., with respect to that matter the Four Kings were receivers of the spoken word, . . . were receivers of the admonition given, remaining the while in their places, not retiring.² Taking the uttered word and speech, the Kings stood there, serene and calm, each in his place . . . .³ Then the Thirty-Three gods came again, compared notes of the four Great Kings who are agreed in this case.⁴