Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.72
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.72
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v2.c35.72
1. Vangīsa Sutta.—Preached by the Buddha at Aggāḷava-cetiya. Vangīsa’s teacher, Nigrodhakappa, had just died there, and Vangīsa asks the Buddha if he had attained Nibbāna. Vangīsa’s question is really a poem in itself, containing ten verses, in praise of the Buddha. The Buddha says that Kappa has won Nibbāna, because he had severed all the bonds of Māra. Vangīsa then declares that Kappa attained that state because he followed the Buddha’s teaching.¹