ekapuṇḍarīka

Ekapuṇḍarīka1

A monastery of the wanderers, the residence of Vacchagotta. MN.i.481f. It was near the Kūṭāgārasālā in the Mahāvana of Vesāli. The Buddha went there to see Vacchagotta, and it was on this occasion that the Tevijja-Vacchagotta Sutta was preached. MN.i.481f.

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An elephant belonging to Pasenadi. It was while riding on this elephant that the king met Ānanda. The king followed the Elder to the monastery, and their conversation is recorded in the Bāhitika Sutta. MN.ii.112f.