<b> <c c="#a00149">Rādha</c> </b> <br>The Buddha declared him foremost among those who could inspire speech in others. <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.i.25</c> <br>The Theragāthā <c c="#3b6bd3">Thag.133–134</c> contains two verses spoken by him in praise of concentration of the mind.<br>The Rādha Saṃyutta <c c="#3b6bd3">SN.iii.188–201</c> contains a large number of suttas preached by the Buddha in answer to Rādha’s questions on various topics.<br>If the reference is to this same thera, Rādha was, for some time, the attendant of Sāriputta, and there is a verse in the Theragāthā <c c="#3b6bd3">Thag.993</c> spoken to him by Sāriputta, who was pleased with Rādha’s gentle manner.<br> <br> </deftext>
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