<b> <c c="#a00149">Bhaddavāggiyā</c> </b> <br>A group of thirty young men, converted by the Buddha.<br>They had gone picnicking with their wives in a forest glade between Bārāṇasi and Uruvelā. One of them had no wife, and for him they found a courtesan; but she awaited the opportunity and ran away with their goods. While seeking for her, they saw the Buddha and enquired if he had seen a woman. But he answered, should they not rather seek the “self” than a woman. They all agreed thereto, and he preached to them. At the end of the sermon they realized the Truth and were ordained. <c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.i.23f.</c> <br> <br> </deftext>