Pāli Dictionary
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noun · masculine
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Kūṭadanta, a learned brahmin of Khāṇumata; interlocutor of the Buddha in the Kūṭadanta Sutta
DN 5
na arahati bhavaṃ kūṭadanto samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ. samaṇo tv'eva gotamo arahati bhavantaṃ kūṭadantaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ
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Kūṭadanta
PersonA very learned brahmin of Khāṇumata who, while preparing a great sacrifice, consulted the Buddha on how sacrifices should be conducted; his resulting conversion, recorded in the Kūṭadanta Sutta, is counted among the Buddha’s great spiritual victories.
DN 5
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