11. Next he ordained as a mendicant the keenwitted maternal uncle of Saliputra, Dirghanakha by name; then travelling in the realm of Magadha, the glorious one, being honoured by the inhabitants with alms and other signs of devotion, and delivering them from evil, dwelt in the convent given by the seer Geta, attracting to himself many of the monks; and after ordaining as a mendicant a native of Mithila, named Ananda, with his companions, he dwelt there a year.