Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.418
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.418
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v2.c36.418
Saṅgāmaji Thera.—He was the son of a very rich seṭṭhi of Benares. When he came of age, his parents married him and he had a son. One day he joined a party of people going to Jetavana, and, at the conclusion of the Buddha’s sermon, asked the Buddha to ordain him. But the Buddha wished him to have his parent’s leave. This he obtained only with the greatest difficulty and with the promise to visit them later. After ordination he lived in a forest grove, and soon afterwards attained arahantship.