Thai Rubbing from the East Wall of the Temple of Wat Po, Bangkok: Pushmali Telling Hanuman the Way to Lanka Before He Releases Her
Butsa Malee Returns to Heaven
(Wat Pho in Bangkok)
After this delightful interlude, Hanuman, never one to lose his wits in such a situation, asks Butsa Malee how best to get to Longka. She tells him, adding, "On the way you will come to a stream, where my sister, the angel Suwanna Malee, lives. When you meet her, promise me you will do one thing."
"Anything, my love," says Hanuman.
"She too has been banished from heaven, to live on earth for a term. When you meet her, treat her as you have treated me and release her from her mortal bondage."
Hanuman, not in the least averse to such an undertaking, assures her that he will do so. He leads Butsa Malee from the palace and, after performing the appropriate ceremonies, casts her up into the air. Transformed into a radiant young goddess, Butsa Malee soars upwards, and is readmitted to the heavenly court.
