[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.c12.1339 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1339 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.1339 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.1339](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1339) 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. - [Previous: v1.c12.1338](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1338) - [Next: v1.c12.1340](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1340) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1339](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1339) · Pramāṇa