Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.1130

v1.c16.1130

It was probably of the older Ceti that Sotthivatī was the capital, where once reigned Apacara, who uttered the first lie in the world.⁷ The journey from Benares to Ceti lay through a forest which was infested by robbers.⁸ The settlement of Ceti was an important centre of Buddhism, even in the time of the Buddha. The Aṅguttara Nikāya⁹ mentions several discourses preached to the Cetis, while the Buddha dwelt in their town of Sahajāti. While dwelling in the Pācīnavamsadāya in the Ceti country, Anuruddha became an arahant after a visit which the Buddha paid to him.¹⁰ The Janavasabha Sutta¹¹ leads us to infer that the Buddha visited the Ceti country several times. The Saṃyutta Nikāya¹² records a discussion on the four Ariyan Truths among a number of monks, including Gavampati, dwelling at Sahajāti (v.l. Sahañcanika).