kuṇḍaliya

A Paribbājaka who visits the Buddha at the Añjanavana in Sāketa. He asks the Buddha what profit comes from the Buddha’s way of living.

The conversation leads to a discussion of the bojjhangas, the satipaṭṭhāna, and virtuous ways of behaviour. At the end of the discussion Kuṇḍaliya becomes the Buddha’s follower. SN.v.73ff.