KÄ«á¹Ägiri
v.l. KÄ«tÄgiri.- A village of the KÄsis, on the road from KÄsi to SÄvatthi. It was the headquarters of the followers of Assaji and Punabbasu, who lived there, behaving in a shameless and wicked manner. A certain monk, on his way to Jetavana, passed through the place and was asked by a pious layman to complain to the Buddha of their ill-behaviour. On hearing of it, the Buddha sent SÄriputta and MoggallÄna to proclaim on them an act of banishment. (J.ii.387; Vin.ii.9f; iii.179f; DhA.ii.108f). Some time after, when the Buddha visited the place with a large company of monks, including SÄriputta and MoggallÄna, the Assaji-punabbasukÄ, were asked to provide lodgings for the visitors. They agreed to do so for the Buddha, but would have nothing to do with SÄriputta and MoggallÄna (Vin.ii.171).
According to Buddhaghosa (MA.ii.668), KÄ«á¹Ägiri was the name of a township (nigama). In the SamantapÄsÄdikÄ (iii.613f) it is called a country (janapada), favoured by adequate rain and fruitful crops, and therefore chosen by the followers of Assaji and Punabbasuka.
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