Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.13

v2.c35.13

The story was related in reference to some monks, followers of Upasena (Vaṅgantaputta) (q.v.). Being aware of the permission granted by the Buddha to the monks who practised the thirteen *dhutaṅgas* to visit him even during his periods of solitude, these monks would practise them for a short while and then visit him. But, the visit over, they would at once throw off their rag-robes and don other garments. The Buddha discovered this and related the Jātaka.¹