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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.25

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.25

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.25)

Ākāsagotta.—A physician of Rājagaha who lanced the fistula of a monk. Meeting the Buddha, he told him of the lancing, trying to make fun of it. The Buddha, having made inquiries, declared the performance of such an operation a \*thullaccaya\* offence.¹

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