The Mātaṅgī Sūtra: The Buddha Saves Ānanda and Declares Equality of Castes

In this sūtra (epitome adapted from BDK's Buddha-Dharma), the Buddha saves Ānanda from a caṇḍāla girl’s love spell by reciting a powerful verse (in the sūtra, he uses a powerful mantra as well), leading her to renounce worldly life and attain arhatship.
As further background, brahmins become upset over the caṇḍāla girl becoming a bhikṣuṇī. The Buddha explains her past life, highlighting the equality of all beings regardless of caste: Triśaṅku, a caṇḍāla, became the king, taught the Buddhist path, condemned the five sacrifices and explained the origins of castes as nominal designations. Triśaṅku shares his knowledge of mantras and astrology, impressing the brahmin Puṣkarasārin who then offers his daughter in marriage to Triśaṅku's son, Śārdūlakarṇa, without a dowry. Śārdūlakarṇa was Ānanda in a previous birth, and Triśaṅku's daughter was the Mātaṅgī girl.

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