sn35.241:7.1 Now at that time Nanda the cowherd was sitting not far from the Buddha.
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sn35.241:7.2 Then he said to the Buddha:
sn35.241:7.3 “I won’t drift toward the near shore or the far shore, or sink in the middle, or get stranded on high ground. And I won’t get taken by humans or non-humans or caught up in a whirlpool, and I won’t rot away.
sn35.241:7.4 Sir, may I receive the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence?”
sn35.241:7.5 “Well then, Nanda, return the cows to their owners.”
sn35.241:7.6 “Sir, the cows will go back by themselves, since they love their calves.”
sn35.241:7.7 “Still, Nanda, you should return them to their owners.”
sn35.241:7.8 Then Nanda, after returning the cows to their owners, went up to the Buddha and said to him,
sn35.241:7.9 “Sir, I have delivered the cows to their owners.
sn35.241:7.10 May I receive the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence?”
sn35.241:7.11 And the cowherd Nanda received the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence.
sn35.241:7.12 Not long after his ordination,
sn35.241:7.13 Venerable Nanda became one of the perfected.