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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.14

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c34.14

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c34.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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.

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