Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.195

v2.c30.195

**Bhaddāli Sutta.**—Preached to Bhaddāli (*q.v.*) when he confessed his fault. The monk, who believes in the Buddha and obeys his instructions, will ultimately understand *dukkha* and will bring it to an end. The sutta also contains the parable of the *Ajāniya*-horse. A horse, schooled by an expert trainer and put through the various stages of training, becomes endowed with ten qualities, and is fit to be regarded as a treasure by a king. Similarly, a man who has developed the Noble Eightfold Path and obtained right knowledge and right deliverance, becomes the richest field in which the seed of merit may be sown.¹