Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1339

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Kassapasīhanāda Sutta.—The eighth sutta of the Dīgha Nikāya. It consists of a dialogue between the Buddha and Acela-Kassapa on self-mortification, and contains an account of some of the practices prevalent among the Ājīvakas. The Buddha claims that the insight and self-control and self-mastery of the arahant are much harder of attainment than the merely physical practices of the ascetics, which are far more evident to the vulgar. The Buddha states that self-mortification is an actual hindrance to spiritual development, for it turns a man's mind from more essential matters.