Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2282
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2282
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v2.c31.2282
The story was related in reference to the Buddha’s conversion of Aṅgulimāla, with whom the man-eater is identified. Kāḷahatthi was Sāriputta, Nanda was Ānanda, the tree-sprite was Kassapa, Sakka was Anuruddha, and Sutasoma the Bodhisatta.²