<b> <c c="#a00149">Sunetta</c> </b> <br>A teacher of old. He had numerous disciples, and those who followed his teachings were reborn in the Brahma world and in various other worlds. Then Sunetta, seeing that some among his disciples were as good as himself, developed mettā to a much greater degree; but even so, he could not free himself from birth, old age, etc. It was because he had not comprehended Noble Conduct, Noble Concentration, Noble Wisdom, Noble Release. <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.iv.103f.</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.iii.371</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.iv.135</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc, from netta) name of a teacher of old [lit.] with beautiful eyes; (or) good guide Construction: su + √nī > ne + *tta