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Gautama Buddha at Rajagriha, the Offering of Dust c2nd century. Relief from North West India (Gandhara Style) The Presentation of Dust is told in the Divyavadana and recounts how two boys of good family, Jaya and Vijaya, were playing in the dust and saw the Buddha on his begging round. Jaya gave him a handful of dust, calling it (coarsely ground) meal, while Vijaya expressed approval by joining his hands.