Bodhi5
PersonA monk of Sri Lanka at whose request King Silāmeghavanna disciplined the unruly monks of Abhayagiri, and who was subsequently killed by those expelled.
A monk of Sri Lanka. At his request Silāmeghavanna proclaimed a regulative act against the undisciplined monks of Abhayagiri-vihāra. The monks, expelled under the act, conspired together and killed Bodhi. However, the king renewed his exertions and, in memory of Bodhi, succeeded in purifying the Order. Cv.xliv.75.
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