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THE PILGRIM KAMANITA
"No, brother, I have not yet seen him, the Blest One, and if I saw him I should not recognise him."
Then the Master reflected: "For my sake, this pilgrim is now on the way; he acknowledges himself my disciple; how would it be if I should unfold my doctrine to him?" And the Master turned to Kamanita and said—
"The moon has just risen directly over the porch, we are not yet far into the night, and too much sleep is not good for the mind. So then, if it be agreeable to thee, I will, in return for thy narrative, unfold to thee the doctrine of the Buddha."
"It is just what I should wish, O brother, and I pray thee to do so."
"Listen then, O pilgrim, and mark well what I say."
