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Cakkhupāla
Person舍衛城一位地主之子出身的阿羅漢,禪修中因專注修行而未及時醫治眼疾致使雙目失明,雖盲仍證得阿羅漢果,後來護送他的侄兒半途棄他而去,帝釋天親自現身引導他安全返鄉。
An Arahant, son of a Sāvatthi landowner, who lost his sight to untreated ophthalmia while single-mindedly pursuing meditation, attained Arahantship despite his blindness, and was later led safely home by Sakka after his escorting nephew abandoned him.
Thag 1.95
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