Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.929

v1.c16.929

It is said² that this sutta was preached at Jetavana to counteract the effects of the Aggikkhandhopama Sutta, which frightened many monks, causing them to revert to the lay life, the Order being thereby greatly impoverished in numbers. The present sutta was designed to reassure those who were in doubt.