<b> <c c="#a00149">Suddhikabhāradvāja</c> </b> Suddhika Bhāradvāja<br>A brahmin who visited the Buddha at Jetavana and stated that a man can be purified only by knowledge of the Vedas. The Buddha answered that it is not knowledge of mantras, but the purity of heart of a man, which is important, of a man who has put forth effort to win supreme purity of conduct. <c c="#3b6bd3">SN.i.165</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc, comp) name of a Brahman [lit.] pure Bhāradvāja Construction: suddhika + bhāradvāja