Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.547
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c30.547
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Bhīma.—A sage of old who possessed the five abhiññā and great iddhi-powers. The Bodhisatta, at that time, was a learned brahmin, and, having met Bhīma, said that he was a sensualist (kāmabhogī), and his disciples agreed with him. It was for this reason the Buddha and five hundred monks suffered calumny at the hands of Sundarikā.¹