Tag: dhamma

  • Ekudana the Arahat: One stanza of wisdom

    Ekudana the Arahat: One stanza of wisdom

    In a grove near the ancient city of Savatthi, there lived a monk named Ekudana. He was an arahat—a term in the Buddhist tradition used to refer to enlightened beings who have achieved freedom from worldly desires and suffering. There was a special reason why he was known as Ekudana (Ek-Udana): he knew only one…