“Once, Anāthapiṇḍika, there was a brāhmin 3 named Velāma. This was the type of gift he gave, the great gift he gave. He gave 84,000 gold bowls filled with silver, 84,000 silver bowls filled with gold, 84,000 copper bowls filled with gold. He gave 84,000 elephants with gold ornaments, gold banners, covered with nets of gold thread. He gave 84,000 chariots spread with lion skins, tiger skins, leopard skins, saffron-colored blankets, with gold ornaments, gold banners, covered with nets of gold thread. He gave 84,000 milk cows with silken reins and copper milk pails. He gave 84,000 maidens adorned with jeweled earrings. He gave 84,000 couches spread with long-fleeced covers, white wool covers, embroidered covers, rugs of kadali-deer hide, each with a canopy above and red cushions on either side. He gave 8,400,000,000 clothes, of the finest linen, of the finest cotton and of the finest silk. Not to say how much food, drink, meals, refreshments and beverages. The way he gave gifts, flowed like rivers.