Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2832

v2.c31.2832

³ vv. 794-817; the reference is probably to the Māluṅkyāputta Sutta of A. ii. 248; see also S. iv. 72, where the verses are quoted in full. There the monk is described as a broken-down old man, far on in years. The Commentators (AA. ii. 582 and SA. iii. 20) add that he had, in his youth, neglected the detailed teaching and fallen back, through love of possessions.