Generosity of Offerings in the Pali Canon
…,000 lengths of cloth - of finest linen, of finest cotton, of finest silk.48
To say nothing of the food & drink, staple & non - staple food, lotions & beddings: They flowed, as it were, like rivers.
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…rious couches, and an abundance of fine cloth. The descriptive imagery emphasizes the lavishness of food, drink, and bedding that flowed like rivers, showcasing the nature of generosity in ancient texts. …