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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1207

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.1207

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### [v2.c27.1207](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1207)

⁷ Pasenadi was extremely attached to the Buddha, and the books describe how, when he saw the Buddha, he bowed his head at the Buddha's feet, covering them with kisses and stroking them (M. ii. 120). The Chinese records say (Beal, xliv.) that when the Buddha went to Tāvatiṃsa, Pasenadi made an image of the Buddha in sandalwood, to which he paid honour. He was very jealous of the Buddha's reputation, and put down with a firm hand any attempt on the part of heretics to bring discredit on him—e.g., in the case of Sundarī-Nandā (q.v.). In the Aggañña Sutta (D. iii. 83 f.),

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## Cites (2)

- [Aggaññasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.27.6.1) — Pāli
- [Dhammacetiyasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.89.7.1) — Pāli

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