Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.228
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c16.228
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2. **Candana Thera.**—He belonged to a rich family in Sāvatthi, and having heard the Buddha preach, became a sotāpanna. When a son was born to him he joined the Order and took to meditating in the forest. Later he dwelt in a charnel-field near Sāvatthi. There he was visited by his wife and child who hoped to win him back, but, seeing them from afar, he made a special effort and became an arahant, preaching to his wife as she approached.¹