Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.446

v1.c16.446

Cātuma Sutta.—Preached at the Āmalakīvana in Cātumā. Some new members of the Order, dwelling near the Buddha, made so much noise that they were summoned and asked to leave at once. But the Sākyans of Cātumā and Brahmā Sahampati interceded on their behalf and they were allowed to return. The Buddha then preached to them that just as four terrors await the man who enters the water—waves, crocodiles, whirlpools and sharks—so are there four terrors awaiting the monk—temper, gluttony, the pleasures of the senses and women.¹