Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c13.1

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**Khaggavisāna Sutta.**—The third sutta of the Uraga Vagga of the *Sutta Nipāta*,¹ consisting of forty-one stanzas, each of which ends with the refrain: “*eko care khaggavisānakappo*.” The Commentary² divides the sutta into four vaggas and gives each a separate name (except the first), the name being generally derived from the first word of the stanza. It is said that the Buddha preached the Khaggavisāna Sutta in response to a question asked of him by Ānanda regarding the attainment of Enlightenment by Pacceka Buddhas; the Buddha gave details of their *abhinīhāra* and *patthanā*, and illustrated them by reciting to Ānanda stanzas which had been uttered by Pacceka Buddhas of old on various occasions and at different periods as their pæans of joy (*udāna*).