Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.91
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.91
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1. Vaccha.—A brahmin ascetic of long ago, near whose hut lived some Kinnaras. A spider used to weave his web around them, crack their heads and drink their blood. The Kinnaras sought Vaccha's assistance, but Vaccha refused to kill the spider, till tempted by the offer of a Kinnara-maiden named Rathavatī as his servant. Vaccha killed the spider and lived with Rathavatī as his wife.