Thag 6:10 Sumana the Novice

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('â', Donât let anyone know me.â" Note 1. Anotatta: A fabulous lake located in the Himalayas, famed for the purity of its cool waters. Sumana would have had to use his psychic powers to fetch water from there. See also: AN 8:30; Ud 3:1 - --> - - - -