Ahinda Sutta
For self-protection one should practise amity for the four royal families of snakes:
- Virūpakkha
- ErÄpatha
- ChabyÄputta
- KaṇhÄ-gotamaka
It was taught when a monk was bitten by a snake at SÄvatthi. A.ii.72. Cp. Vin.ii.109; SA.ii.144.
Another name for it is the Khandhaka Paritta.
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