8.10 The Story about the Elder Khāṇu Koṇḍañña

Elder Khāṇu Koṇḍañña, sitting in meditation, was unmoved when five hundred thieves piled up their stolen goods all over him at night; the thieves, impressed with his equanimity, converted and were ordained; the Buddha gave a teaching in a verse on that occasion. Keywords: Thieves, Conversions, Amanussa