Tag: Devourers and Witnesses

Angulimala (Aṅgulimāla, “finger necklace” in Pāli) is one of the most haunting figures in Buddhist tradition… a brilliant young man manipulated into becoming a feared killer who collected the fingers of his victims. In his youth as a student, he was his teacher’s favorite. Some versions say jealous classmates conspired against him; others tell of…

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