Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.322
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c29.322
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v2.c29.322
3. Bāhiya.—A monk. He is said to have come to the Buddha asking for a teaching in brief and the Buddha told him to dwell on the impermanence of the senses and of sense-objects. Profiting by the lesson, Bāhiya dwelt apart and, putting forth effort, soon became an arahant.¹ It is perhaps the same monk—called Bāhiya or Bāhika—who is mentioned elsewhere² as asking for the Buddha for a lesson and being told to meditate on the four *satipaṭṭhānas*. This contemplation led to arahantship.