Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.250

v2.c35.250

The story was told in reference to a young man of Sāvatthi called Uttaraseṭṭhiputta. He had descended from the Brahma-world and had no desire for women. Once, during the Kattika-festival, his friends sent him a gaily-decked woman to entice him, but he gave her some money and sent her away. As she came out of his house, a nobleman saw her and took her with him. When she failed to return, her mother complained to the king, and the seṭṭhiputta was told to restore her. On failing to do so, he was taken off for execution. He resolved that if by any means he could escape execution he would become a monk. The girl noticed the crowd following the young man, and on learning the reason she revealed her identity and he was set free. He, thereupon, joined the Order and soon after became an arahant.¹