[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c12.1138 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1138 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.1138 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.1138](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1138) Kasī Bhāradvāja Sutta.—The Buddhist Parable of the Sower, forming the fourth sutta of the Uraga Vagga of the Sutta Nipāta.¹ It contains the story of the Buddha’s visit to Kasī-Bhāradvāja given above. The Buddha tells him that in his work as a Teacher are to be found all the elements of a farmer’s duties: faith is the seed, insight the plough, mindfulness the ploughshare and goad, energy the burden-bearing team. The harvest produced by the sowing is \*nibbāna\* and the food \*ambrosia\*, free from suffering and sorrow. - [Previous: v1.c12.1137](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1137) - [Next: v1.c12.1139](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1139) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1138](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1138) · Pramāṇa