Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.2855
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.2855
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It was Arittha’s heresy that led to the preaching of the Alagaddūpama Sutta.⁶ In the Saṃyutta Nikāya,⁷ Arittha is mentioned as having said to the Buddha that he practised concentration in breathing and as having described how he did it. The Buddha, thereupon, instructs him as to how such concentration can be done perfectly and in every detail. In the Samanatapāsādikā Arittha is mentioned in a list of enemies of the Sāsana.⁸