Pāli Dictionary

Udāyī3

Person

A brahmin who asked the Buddha whether he ever approved of sacrifice, to which the Buddha replied that he condemned only sacrifices involving the killing of animals.

A brahmin. He visited the Buddha at Sāvatthi and asked if the Buddha ever praised sacrifice. The Buddha’s answer was that he did not commend sacrifices that involved butchery, but praised those that were innocent of any killing (A.ii.43 f).

AN 4.40

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