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Overview

Sūciloma meets the Buddha at his haunt near Gayā, accompanied by Khara. He doubts that the visitor is a true contemplative and presses against him. When the Buddha leans away, Sūciloma challenges him about fear.

He threatens violence if his question goes unanswered, then asks where passion, aversion and disturbing thoughts arise. The reply addresses their mental causes. The selected text translates his name as Needle-hair but supplies no extended physical portrait.

Named hauntBodily testThreatDoctrinal question
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Origins & earliest records

South Asian Buddhist discourse tradition

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Records & interpretation

Identified primary discourse translation directly read.

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    Sutta Nipāta 2.5, prose introduction and verses 270–273

    Thanissaro Bhikkhu (translator)

    Modern translated primary discourse; narrative scope retained.

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Sutta Nipāta 2.5, prose introduction and verses 270–273

Pali discourse collection. Sutta Nipāta 2.5, prose introduction and verses 270–273

Actual translated primary discourse directly read; narrative description remains limited to its stated encounter.

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  1. Primary discourse translationSutta Nipāta 2.5, prose introduction and verses 270–273Research access: 2026-10-05

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