Knowing that the Buddha had consented, Anāthapiṇḍika got up from his seat, bowed down, circumambulated the Buddha with his right side toward him, and left.

The merchant heard that Anāthapiṇḍika had invited the Sangha headed by the Buddha for a meal on the following day. He said to Anāthapiṇḍika, “You’ve invited the Sangha headed by the Buddha, yet you’ve just arrived here. I’ll pay for it.” “There’s no need. I have the means.” The householder association of Rājagaha heard that Anāthapiṇḍika had invited the Sangha headed by the Buddha for a meal on the following day. They said to Anāthapiṇḍika, “You’ve invited the Sangha headed by the Buddha, yet you’ve just arrived here. We’ll pay for it.” “There’s no need, sirs. I have the means.”