Dear Pali Group,

Would anyone know the precise references for the following two statements?

1: "When Brahmins said that they could wash away their sins by bathing in sacred rivers, the Buddha joked that the water might wash away their good deeds also."

2: "There were so many arahants flying through the sky around Cittalapabbata monastery in the Roha.na kingdom that the farmers' crops
did not grow well due to lack of sunlight.''

I was told that 1 is from the Jaataka- commentary and that 2 might be from the Mahaava.msa subcommentary.

I need them for a book that I am editing.

Best wishes,
Bh. Nyanatusita

Kandy
Sri Lanka


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