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Kokālika Sutta3

Sutta

The story of the monk Kokālika, who spoke ill of Sāriputta and Moggallāna before the Buddha, fell ill and died, and was reborn in the Paduma hell, prompting the Buddha to describe at length the immense duration of suffering there.

Gives the story of Kokālika (2) speaking ill of Sāriputta and Moggallāna before the Buddha, of Kokālika’s illness and death, of his admonition by Tudu, and of the announcement of his death and subsequent birth in the Paduma-niraya by Sahampati to the Buddha. A monk questions the Buddha on the duration of suffering in the Paduma-niraya, and the Buddha proceeds to instruct him by means of various illustrations. The sutta ends with the repetition by the Buddha of Tudu’s verses. A.v.171-4; also S.i.149 ff.

AN 10.89

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