Kāḷa2
PersonEin Ältester, der von einer Laienanhängerin wie ihr eigener Sohn liebevoll umsorgt wurde und versuchte, sie von einem Besuch beim Buddha abzubringen und sogar die Lehrrede zu verhindern, aus Furcht, sie würde aufhören, sich um ihn zu kümmern.
An elder. A certain woman ministered to him as though he were her son, but when she expressed her desire to see the Buddha, Kāḷa tried to dissuade her from doing so. One day she visited the Buddha without telling Kāḷa of her intention, and when he learnt where she had gone he hurried to the Buddha and tried to prevent him from teaching her, in case she should stop caring for him. DhA.iii.155 f
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