Just Stop! Everyone Can Change Themselves - Story of Anugulimala | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts · Dec 5, 2022 · 43m

Ajahn Dhammasiha shares the story of Angulimāla, the most infamous mass murderer ('terrorist') in the time of the Buddha. He had already killed 999 persons, and was wearing their thumb bones as a kind of macabre necklace, when the Buddha visited the forest that was his main haunt.

Once he had noticed the Buddha, Angulimāla rushed after him, trying to catch up. However, the Buddha used his supreme psychic powers in such a way that it appeared as if he was walking slowly and gracefully, but still moving too fast for Angulimala to reach him.

Exasperated, in the end Angulimāla cried out to the…