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The Buddha and the Leper | SUTTA EXPLORATION Udana 5.3
Ajahn Dhammasiha presents and comments on a sutta in Udāna, one of the oldest and most authentic parts of the Pali Canon. A poor, despised sufferer of leprosy approaches a large crowd where the Buddha is teaching, hoping to beg for some food. However, he ends up listening to the Buddha, and is the only one in the whole crowd to realize the Dhamma, attaining Stream-entry (Sotāpatti), the first stage of enlightnment. Later, the Buddha reveals the karmic cause for his leprosy: In a past life, out of contempt he had insulted the Paccekabuddha Tagarasikhi, and even spat at him, thinking "Who is…
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