5.13 The Story about the Peta with Sixty Hammers

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A young man learned the art of stone-throwing, but used it to kill a Paccekabuddha; he was reborn in Avīci, the hell of relentless suffering, and later as a Peta whose head was constantly crushed by sixty hammers; the Buddha explained what happens to fools who gain knowledge with a verse.

Cast: Elder Lakkhaṇa, Elder Mahā Moggallāna, Paccekabuddha Sunetta

Keywords: Chief Disciples, Skill, Killing, Past Lives

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