Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3430
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.3430
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v2.c36.3430
Suciloma, Sūciloma.—A Yakkha. Once, when the Buddha was at the Taṅkitamañca in Gayā, which was the abode of Suciloma, Suciloma and his friend, Khara, happened to be passing by, and Suciloma, coming up to the Buddha, bent his body against the Buddha's. The Buddha bent his body in the opposite direction, saying that contact with him was an evil thing. Then Suciloma asked him a question regarding the origin of various persuasions, and the Buddha answered him.¹