“Good Gotama, how is one a brahmin? What are the qualities that make one a brahmin?” Seeing the significance of this, the Buddha uttered a heartfelt exclamation: “The brahmin who has shut out bad qualities, Who does not murmur mystical mantras, but is free from flaws and self-controlled, Who has reached final knowledge and has fulfilled the spiritual life— He may rightly proclaim the highest doctrine, Having no pride about anything in the world.” The account with the goatherd’s banyan tree is finished. 3. The account with the powderpuff tree After seven days, the Buddha came out from that stillness and went from the goatherd’s banyan tree to a powderpuff tree. There too he sat cross-legged for seven days without moving, experiencing the bliss of freedom.