SO I HAVE HEARD. At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.

Then, late at night, the fairy Pañcasikha, lighting up the entire Vulture’s Peak, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him, “Sir, I would tell you of what I heard and learned directly from the gods of the Thirty-Three.”

“Tell me, Pañcasikha,” said the Buddha.

• DN19.1. The Council of the Gods

• DN19.2. The Eight Genuine Praises

• DN19.3. On Sanaṅkumāra

• DN19.4. Eight Genuine Praises

• DN19.5. The Story of the Steward

• DN19.6. The Story of the Great Steward

• • DN19.6.1. Dividing the Realm

  • DN19.6.2. A Good Reputation

  • DN19.6.3. A Discussion With Brahmā

  • DN19.6.4. Informing King Reṇu

  • DN19.6.5. Informing the Six Aristocrats

  • DN19.6.6. Informing the Brahmins

  • DN19.6.7. Informing the Wives

  • DN19.6.8. The Great Steward Goes Forth