Puṇṇa4
OtherA priest who held the oblation ladles for seven sages in the account recorded in the Assalāyana Sutta, where the sages were rebuked for claiming brahmin superiority.
A priest (dabbigāhaka = spoon-holder) who held the oblation ladles for the seven sages, mentioned in the Assalāyana Sutta;⁹ they were rebuked by Asita Devala for their pretensions regarding the superiority of brahmins.
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