[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c36.3174 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3174 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.3174 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.3174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3174) 1. Sīha.—A Licchavi general of Vesālī. He was a follower of the Nigaṇṭhas. When the Buddha visited Vesālī, Sīha, having heard reports of his greatness, wished to see him, but Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta dissuaded him, saying that Gotama denied the result of actions and was not worth a visit. But in the end Sīha, accompanied by five hundred chariots, went to the Buddha. Having discovered in conversation with the Buddha that he was falsely accused of preaching wrong doctrines, Sīha declared himself the Buddha’s follower. The Buddha accepted his adherence on condition that he would continue to give alms to any Nigaṇṭhas who sought them at his house. This generosity made Sīha honour the Buddha even more highly, and he invited him and the monks to a meal on the next day. Meat formed one of the dishes, and the Nigaṇṭhas went about Vesālī crying that Sīha had killed a large ox to provide meat for the Buddha and his monks and that the food had been accepted. This was the occasion for the formulation of the rule that no monk should eat flesh where he has reason to believe that the animal had been specially killed for him.¹ - [Previous: v2.c36.3173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3173) - [Next: v2.c36.3175](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3175) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3174) · Pramāṇa