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Mahānāga11

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A monk of Vasālanagara who, with his brother Cūḷanāga, renounced the world, and who gave an evasive answer to avoid worldly attachment when their mother asked if they were her sons.

He and his brother, Cūḷanāga, householders of Vasālanagara, renounced the world and became Arahants. One day, while visiting their own village, they went to their mother’s house for alms. The mother, not quite sure who they were, asked if they were her sons. However, they, not wishing for any bonds of affection, gave an evasive reply. SA.ii.125.

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