mn85:7.1 Now at that time Prince Bodhi was standing outside the gates waiting for the Buddha.
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mn85:7.2 Seeing the Buddha coming off in the distance,
mn85:7.3 he went out to greet him. After bowing and inviting the Buddha to go first, he approached the Pink Lotus longhouse.
mn85:7.4 But the Buddha stopped by the last step of the staircase.
mn85:7.5 Then Prince Bodhi said to him,
mn85:7.6 “Sir, let the Blessed One ascend on the cloth! Let the Holy One ascend on the cloth!
mn85:7.7 It will be for my lasting welfare and happiness.”
mn85:7.8 But when he said this, the Buddha kept silent.
mn85:7.9 For a second time …
mn85:7.10 and a third time, Prince Bodhi said to him,
mn85:7.11 “Sir, let the Blessed One ascend on the cloth! Let the Holy One ascend on the cloth!
mn85:7.12 It will be for my lasting welfare and happiness.”
mn85:7.13 Then the Buddha glanced at Venerable Ānanda.
mn85:7.14 So Ānanda said to Prince Bodhi,
mn85:7.15 “Fold up the cloth, Prince.
mn85:7.16 The Buddha will not step upon white cloth.
mn85:7.17 The Realized One has sympathy for future generations.”