Kappa
PersonOne of Bāvarī’s disciples whose question to the Buddha about refuge from the flood of becoming is recorded in the Kappa-māṇava Pucchā, and who became an Arahant.
One of Bāvarī’s disciples. The questions he asked of the Buddha are recorded in the Kappa-māṇava Pucchā. He asks the Buddha if there is any refuge from the flood of becoming, decay, and death. The Buddha says that there is a place of non-attachment where one can be at peace, no longer a slave of Māra. Kappa became an Arahant. Sn.vv.1007, 1092-5; SnA.ii.597.
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