Khema4
PersonEin Krieger, der zur Zeit des Buddha Kakusandha der Bodhisatta war, ihm und seinen Mönchen Almosen gab und später half, einen Zweig seines Bodhi-Baumes nach Sri Lanka zu bringen.
A warrior (khattiya), the Bodhisatta in the time of Kakusandha Buddha. He gave alms to the Buddha and the monks and entertained the Order (D.ii.7; J.i.42; Bu.xxiii.13; BuA.211). He helped Rūpanandā to bring a branch of Kakusandha’s bodhi-tree to Sri Lanka. See also Khemankara. Mhv.xv.79; MT.351.
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