Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1218

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the Buddha explains why Pasenadi honours him. For Pasenadi’s explanation as to why people honoured the Buddha even more than the king, see M. ii. 123; see also A. v. 65 ff. Pasenadi was also jealous of the reputation of the Order, and if anything arose which seemed likely to bring discredit on it, he took prompt steps to have the matter remedied—e.g., in the case of Kuṇḍadhāna (q.v.) and Kumāra Kassapa’s mother (q.v.). Pasenadi’s palace overlooked the Aciravatī, and when he once saw some monks sporting in the river in an unseemingly way, he made sure that the Buddha knew of it (Vin. iv. 112). The story of the blind man and the elephant shows that he was anxious to justify the Buddha’s teaching as against that of other sects (SNA. ii. 529).