Brahmā Sanaṅkumāra appears to the Buddha and asserts that the aristocrat or khattiya is the best caste, but the Buddha is the best of people.So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the bank of the Sappinī river. Then, late at night, the beautiful Brahmā Sanaṅkumāra, lighting up the entire Sappinī riverbank, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “The aristocrat is best of those people who take clan as the standard. But one accomplished in knowledge and conduct is best of gods and humans.” That’s what Brahmā Sanaṅkumāra said, and the teacher approved. Then Brahmā Sanaṅkumāra, knowing that the teacher approved, bowed and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before vanishing right there.