6.7 The Story about the Mother of Kāṇā

Kāṇā resented and reviled the bhikkhus for taking cakes she wanted to offer to her husband; but the Buddha showed they had only taken what was offered, and she gained faith and attained Stream-entry; the Buddha explained she had also been offended in a past life, and then spoke a verse. Keywords: Offerings, Marriages, Reviling, Kings, Animals, Past Lives, Bodhisatta