Pāli Dictionary

Purāṇa

Person

दक्खिणागिरि का एक भिक्षु, जिसे प्रथम संगीति के बाद उसके निष्कर्षों का समर्थन करने को कहा गया, किंतु उसने इसके बजाय स्वयं बुद्ध से प्रत्यक्ष सुनी और सीखी बातों पर भरोसा करना पसंद किया

A monk who lived in Dakkhiṇāgiri. It is said that when he visited Rājagaha after the holding of the First Council, he was asked to give his approval to the “findings” of the same. His answer was that he preferred to remember what he himself had heard and learnt from the Buddha. Vin.ii.189 f.

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