Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.14
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c34.14
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v2.c34.14
It was in reference to Bhaddiya that the Buddha preached two famous riddle-stanzas in the Dhammapada,⁹ where he describes the arahant as one who has killed father and mother and two kings and destroyed a kingdom, but who yet goes scatheless—the words having a metaphorical meaning.