Kāḷa3
PersonEin Minister von König Pasenadi, der über die verschwenderische Almosengabe des Königs beim Asadisa-dāna betrübt war und den der Buddha, der seinen Groll spürte, davor bewahrte, vor Wut zu platzen, indem er nur einen kurzen Dankvers sprach — woraufhin der König, als er den Grund erfuhr, ihn entließ.
Minister of Pasenadi. He was grieved when the king spent his fortune in giving alms to the Buddha and his monks at the Asadisa-dāna; the Buddha, knowing his thoughts, spoke but a single stanza by way of thank offering at the end of the dāna lest Kāḷa’s head should split in seven pieces in anger. When the king learnt, on inquiry, why the Buddha had so acted, he dismissed Kāḷa from his service. DA.ii.654 f; DhA.iii.186-8; also ii.89.
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