History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c13.s2.8
History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c13.s2.8
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c13.s2.8
On the full moon of the month Āsāḷhi the Buddha was presented with a mango fruit by Gaṇḍa. He told the latter to dig a hole and plant the mango stone. No sooner had the Buddha washed his hand over the spot where the stone was planted than a tree sprang up, fifty cubits high and covered with flowers and fruit. The populace, realizing the evil stratagems of the six heretics, began to pelt them with mango stones.