Kuṇḍaliya
PersonA wanderer who visited the Buddha at the Añjanavana in Sāketa to ask what benefit comes from his way of living, and who, after a discussion of the factors of enlightenment and the foundations of mindfulness, became his follower.
A wanderer (paribbājaka) who visits the Buddha at the Añjanavana in Sāketa. He asks the Buddha what profit comes from the Buddha’s way of living.
The conversation leads to a discussion of the factors of enlightenment (bojjhaṅga), the foundations of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna) and virtuous ways of behaviour. At the end of the discussion Kuṇḍaliya becomes the Buddha’s follower. S.v.73 ff.
SN 46.6
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