Angulimala
c. 500 BCE
aka: Angulimal
Thai: องคุลิมาล Ongkulimal
c. 500 BCE
aka: Angulimal
Thai: องคุลิมาล Ongkulimal
well known figure in Buddhism, a highway robber and
murderer, who cut off the finger of every man he killed,
and made a garland of those fingers, which he wore
around his neck.
was converted as a disciple of Gautam Buddha
became an example of Buddha's power of compassion
and courage
Angulimala means "garland of fingers" in Pali, the
language of Buddha
murderer, who cut off the finger of every man he killed,
and made a garland of those fingers, which he wore
around his neck.
was converted as a disciple of Gautam Buddha
became an example of Buddha's power of compassion
and courage
Angulimala means "garland of fingers" in Pali, the
language of Buddha
| Buddha was not a man of violence, and Angulimal was huge, an almost demon-like man. But Buddha said, “Now we have to see whether Angulimal kills Buddha, or Buddha kills Angulimal. And I will walk only on my chosen path. Once I select a path I don’t change it. And it is all the more fortunate because I will have an opportunity to meet Angulimal. It is an unexpected opportunity...” --Osho The Path of Meditation, ch. 2 |
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