dn18:10.1 “After making himself heard while invisible, Ānanda, an exceptionally beautiful spirit appeared in front of me.
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dn18:10.2 And for a second time he called out:
dn18:10.3 ‘I am Bimbisāra, Blessed One!
dn18:10.4 I am Bimbisāra, Holy One!
dn18:10.5 This is the seventh time I am reborn in the company of the Great King Vessavaṇa. When I pass away from here, I can become a king of men.
dn18:10.6 Seven from here, seven from there—
dn18:10.7 fourteen transmigrations in all.
dn18:10.8 I remember these lives
dn18:10.9 where I lived before.
dn18:10.10 For a long time I’ve known that I won’t be reborn in the underworld, but that I still hope to become a once-returner.’
dn18:10.11 ‘It’s incredible and amazing that you, the venerable spirit Janavasabha, should say:
dn18:10.12 “For a long time I’ve been aware that I won’t be reborn in the underworld” and also “But I still hope to become a once-returner.” But from what source do you know that you’ve achieved such a high distinction?’