Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.262

v1.c6.262

In the assembly of the devas who gather to listen to the Buddha’s preaching of the Abhidhamma, Aṅkura occupies a place in the back row,⁵ while Indaka, who had given but one spoonful of rice to Anuruddha Thera, sits quite close to the Buddha. The Buddha notices this and remarks that Indaka had been lucky in finding a worthy donee; the recipients of Aṅkura’s gifts had not been distinguished for their holiness. Gifts should, therefore, be given discriminately. At the end of this discourse Aṅkura becomes a sotāpanna.⁶