Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.400
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c30.400
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v2.c30.400
2. Bhāradvāja Thera.—He belonged to the Bhāradvājagotta and was a brahmin of Rājagaha. He sent his son Kaṇhadinna to Takkasilā, to study under a certain teacher, but, on the way there, the boy met a Thera, entered the Order, and became an arahant. Bhāradvāja, too, heard the Buddha preach at Veḷuvana, became a monk, and attained arahantship. Later, when Kaṇhadinna visited the Buddha at Rājagaha, he met his father and learnt from him of his attainments.