Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1540

v1.c12.1540

Kāraṇapāli.—A brahmin employed as superintendent of works by the Licchavis of Vesāli. One morning early he saw Piṅgiyānī evidently returning from somewhere, and on inquiry learnt that he had been to see the Buddha. Kāraṇapāli asked him what he thought of the Buddha, and Piṅgiyānī sang his praises, illustrating his meaning with various figures of speech. Convinced by Piṅgiyānī’s earnestness, Kāraṇapāli knelt on the ground and expressed his homage to the Buddha.¹