A Licchavi who visited the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā and asked if it were true that the Buddha was a magician who, by a glamorous trick, enticed away the followers of others. The Buddha advised Bhaddiya not to be led away by hearsay, but to judge for himself; and he then proceeded, by means of question and answer, to convince Bhaddiya that his teachings were truly founded on fact and, if accepted and practised, would benefit not only human beings but the very trees of the forest (A.ii.190 ff).

The Commentary adds (AA.ii.558) that, at the conclusion of the discourse, Bhaddiya became a Stream-winner.