Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.1029

v1.c14.1029

When he was staying in a monastery, he paid daily visits to the sickward to talk to the inmates and to comfort them.⁸¹ The charming story of Pūtigata-Tissa shows that he sometimes attended on the sick himself, thus setting an example to his followers. In return for his devotion, his disciples adored him, but even among those who immediately surrounded him there were a few who refused to obey him implicitly—e.g., Lāludāyī, the companions of Assaji and Punabbasuka, the Chabbaggiyas, the Sattarasavaggiyas and others, not to mention Devadatta and his associates.