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Sudassana28

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A nephew of King Pasenadi whom the Buddha taught a verse to recite at the king’s meals to encourage moderation in eating, for which service he was paid daily; the same story elsewhere names the nephew Uttara.

Nephew of Pasenadi. The Buddha taught him a stanza to recite whenever Pasenadi sat down to a meal, in order that the king might observe moderation in eating. For this service Pasenadi paid him one hundred kahāpaṇas a day. S.i.82; DhA.iii.264 f. This story is also given at ibid., iv.15 f., but there the nephew is called Uttara.

SN 3.13

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