Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.360

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We are told that when the Buddha had his afternoon siesta, Ānanda would spend his time in waiting upon the sick and talking to them.⁷⁵ Ānanda was never too busy to show gratitude to his friends. When a certain crow-keeper’s family, members of which had been of special service to him, had been destroyed by a pestilence, leaving only two very young boys, he obtained the Buddha’s special permission to ordain them and look after them, though they were under the requisite age.⁷⁶