Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.757

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Guhaṭṭhaka Sutta.—The second sutta of the Aṭṭhakavagga of the Sutta Nipāta; it was preached to Piṇḍolabhāradvāja. He once went to Udakavana in Kosambī, and there the women of King Udena’s palace, who had come to the park with the king, left the king while he slept, and, finding the Elder, sat down and listened to his preaching. The king, awakening, went in search of them, and was angry when he discovered their whereabouts. He questioned Piṇḍola as to the solitude which he professed to seek in the park, but Piṇḍola refusing to answer, the king threatened to set red ants at him. Thereupon Piṇḍola went through the air to the Buddha’s Gandhakuṭi and related the story. The Buddha was reclining on his bed and, in that position, preached this sutta to the Elder.