Once an ill-favoured yakkha came to be seated on Sakka's throne. The gods of Tāvatimsa were greatly vexed on seeing him, but the greater their annoyance, the handsomer grew the yakkha. Then Sakka came up und showed great humility before the yakkha, und the greater his humility the uglier did the yakkha become, until he disappeared. S.i.237.


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