Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.202

v2.c30.202

2. **Bhaddiya Thera.**—Called Kāligodhāputta, chief among monks of aristocratic birth (*uccakulīkānam*).¹ He belonged to a family of the Sākyan rājas of Kapilavatthu and entered the Order in the Anupiya Mango-grove with Anuruddha and the others, soon afterwards attaining to arahantship. Dwelling in the bliss of Nibbāna, under a tree in a lonely spot, Bhaddiya used to exclaim "*Aho sukham, aho sukham.*" When this was reported to the Buddha, he questioned Bhaddiya, who answered that when he was ruling his principality he was well protected, yet was ever fearful and nervous, whereas now, having renounced all, he was free from all fear.² This incident was the occasion for the preaching of the Sukhavihārī Jātaka (*q.v.*).