Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3935

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On another occasion, the son of Kitavassa, king of Benares, saw Sunetta begging for alms, and, angered that he did not do him homage, took the begging bowl from Sunetta’s hand and dashed it to the ground.² 4. Sunetta.—A teacher of old. He had numerous disciples, and those who followed his teachings were reborn in the Brahma-world and in various other worlds. Then Sunetta, seeing that some among his disciples were as good as himself, developed *mettā* to a much greater degree; but even so, he could not free himself from birth, old age, etc. It was because he had not comprehended Noble Conduct, Noble Concentration, Noble Wisdom, Noble Release.¹