Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3756

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Suddhika-Bhāradvāja.—A brahmin who visited the Buddha at Jetavana and stated that a man can be purified only by knowledge of the Vedas. The Buddha answered that it is not knowledge of runes, but the purity of heart of a man, which is important, of a man who has put forth effort to win supreme purity of conduct.¹ Buddhaghosa says² that the brahmin was called Suddhika to distinguish him from other Bhāradvājas by the nature of his enquiry.