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Overview
Khara accompanies Sūciloma past the Buddha near Gayā and identifies the visitor as a contemplative.
Sūciloma disputes this and conducts the subsequent confrontation. This short witness gives Khara a speaking role; its translation glosses his name as Rough.
Origins & earliest records
South Asian Buddhist discourse tradition
Records & interpretation
Identified primary discourse translation directly read.
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Sutta Nipāta 2.5, opening prose
Modern translated primary discourse; narrative scope retained.
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Sutta Nipāta 2.5, opening prose
Pali discourse collection. Sutta Nipāta 2.5, opening prose
Actual translated primary discourse directly read; narrative description remains limited to its stated encounter.
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- Primary discourse translationSutta Nipāta 2.5, opening proseResearch access: 2026-10-05
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