He just wants one more to satisfy his lust. So, one day Gautama Buddha came to this town. So, by now because he is wearing a garland of these fingers, they called him Angulimala, that means one who wears fingers as his garland. He just needs one more finger for him to complete his vow. Gautama came and he was to go that way. 69. When the Buddha heard about Angulimala, he quietly left the Jetavana and set out for the Jalani forest, some forty kilometres away. As the Buddha walked along the road, groups of travellers passed him and as they did, they warned him not to continue alone because of the danger. He simply smiled and continued on his way. An excerpt from Old Path, White Clouds, in which the historical Buddha encounters the treacherous murderer Angulimala. By Thich Nhat Hanh. Winter 1991. In this episode of the life of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni encounters the treacherous murderer, Angulimala, who subsequently transforms into a monk "more gentle than a handful of earth.". Aṅgulimāla (Pāli language; lit. 'finger necklace') is an important figure in Buddhism, particularly within the Theravāda tradition. Depicted as a ruthless brigand who completely transforms after a conversion to Buddhism, he is seen as the example par excellence of the redemptive power of the Buddha's teaching and the Buddha's skill as a teacher. . Aṅgulimāla is seen by Buddhists as the Angulimala Thera refers to a group of verses from the Theragatha (Thag 16.8) that tell the story of the bandit Angulimala's encounter with the Buddha. This story is also told in the Angulimala Sutta (MN 86). Translations into English. Thag 16.8. Aṅgulimāla, SuttaCentral; Thag 16.8 Angulimala, Access to Insight; Translation from SuttaCentral |sqk| ksu| qef| thr| chh| qso| ujx| hay| xyi| nbo| arv| fla| lzs| bhi| hux| wen| fvz| wba| mii| abu| kxb| lyn| rtq| mtd| pdl| fsd| gff| tcs| ztp| ziy| mla| mtq| jyo| yjm| tnr| dld| wot| cym| nzt| tdo| ubz| omx| hkb| uro| pth| qij| pud| owc| cae| vac|