THE GREAT CHRONICLE OF BUDDHAS
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spent the second, the third and the fourth
vassa
at RÈjagaha, expounding such discourses
and showing innumerable devas and humans the path to NibbÈna.]
Sayagyi Saya Lin, the first to be charged with this great work, ‘MahÈ BuddhavaÑsa’,
however included in the table of contents, the following stories, in connection with the
second, the third, and the fourth
vassa
kept by the Buddha at RÈjagaha:
(1) An account of wealthy man Jotika.
(2) An account of wealthy man Jotila.
(3) An account of wealthy man Mendaka.
(4) An account of the wealthy man Kakavaliya.
(5) An account of the wealthy man Punna.
(6) The story of Sumana, the flower seller.
(7) The story of Aggidata and one thousand hermits.
(8) The story of Jambuka.
We discuss about the five wealthy men listed above in the ‘Chapter on the Jewel’ of the
Sangha. The stories of Sumana, Aggidatta and Jambuka will be discussed in the next
Chapter.