![]() ![]() 2 The account of Angulimala from the Pali suttas.Angulima became a disciple of Buddha and eventually reached arhathood. He chased after the Buddha, intending to kill him, but instead the Buddha was able to persuade Angulima to give up his negative actions. Angulimala had already killed 999 people, and he was seeking his 1000th victim when he encountered the Buddha. Each time he killed a person, he would cut off one finger of his victim and add it to a necklace that he wore around his neck. Before Angulima's conversion to Buddhism, he was on a deluded quest to kill one thousand people. The name Angulimala literally means "necklace of fingers". His story is seen as an example of the redemptive power of the Buddha's teaching and the universal human potential for spiritual progress, regardless of one's background. A disciple of the Buddha, who despite having killed nine-hundred and ninety-nine people, was able to purify his negative karma and attain arhathood. ![]()
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