Vedhañña
OtherAlso known as Vedañña
釋迦族的一支氏族，以善射著稱，曾在芒果林中的一所技藝學院受訓，佛陀即在此宣說《清淨經》，據載他們居於娑摩村。
A clan of Sākyā.
Buddhaghosa says (DA.iii.905) they were skilled in archery (hence their name the “Archers”). They learnt their craft in a technical college (sippuggahanapāsāda) built in a mango grove.
It was there that the Pāsādika Sutta was taught (D.iii.17).
From the Sāmagāma Sutta (M.ii.244) it would appear that these Sākyā lived in Sāmagāma.
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