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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.222

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.222

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c26.222](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.222)

23. Nanda.—A butcher who killed cattle for fifty years. One day, having no meat, he cut off the tongue of a living ox, fried it and started eating it. His own tongue fell on to his plate. He died in great agony and was born in hell.¹

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