Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.662
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.662
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The story was related in answer to a question by some monks, who had noticed that many people when going on a business journey would slay living creatures and offer them to various deities in order that their ventures might be successful. The monks wished to know if such sacrifices were of any good.¹