Kāḷa untranslated

Kāḷa 01. Son of Anāthapiṇḍika. As he showed no signs of piety his father, feeling very distressed, made a solemn promise to give him a thousand if he kept the fast-day. Kāḷa won the money, and the next day he was promised a thousand if he would listen to the Buddha preaching and learn a single verse of the Dhamma. He listened to the Buddha’s sermon, but by the will of the Buddha he could not keep in mind a single verse until the sermon came to an end. He then became a Sotāpanna and accompanied the Buddha and the monks to his father’s house. There, when in the presence of them all Anāthapiṇḍika gave Kāḷa the money, he refused to accept it, and the Buddha explained what had happened. Dhp­a.iii.189ff.

Kāḷa 02. An Elder. A certain woman ministered to him as though he were her son, but when she expressed her desire to see the Buddha, Kāḷa tried to dissuade her from doing so. One day she visited the Buddha without telling Kāḷa of her intention, and when he learnt where she had gone he hurried to the Buddha and tried to prevent him from preaching to her, in case she should stop caring for him. Dhp­a.iii.155f.

Kāḷa 03. Minister of Pasenadi. He was grieved when the king spent his fortune in giving alms to the Buddha and his monks at the Asadisadāna; the Buddha, knowing his thoughts, spoke but a single stanza by way of thanks offering at the end of the dāna lest Kāḷa’s head should split in seven pieces in anger. When the king learnt, on inquiry, why the Buddha had so acted, he dismissed Kāḷa from his service. DN­a.ii.654f; Dhp­a.iii.186-8; also ii.89.

Kāḷa 04. An Elder of Kosala. He joined the Saṅgha in his old age and lived in the forest with his friend Juṇha. Once the question arose between them as to which part of the month was cold, and being unable to decide the question, they sought the Buddha, who preached to them the Mālutajātaka (q.v.). (Ja.i.165)

Kāḷa 05. The name given by his wife to the Ājīvaka Upaka (Thīg­a.i.223) because he was dark in complexion (Thīg­a.i.226).

Kāḷa 06. King of the Nāgas; see Mahā Kāḷa.

Kāḷa 07. A young stag, son of the Bodhisatta; a previous birth of Devadatta. The story is given in the Lakkhaṇajātaka. Ja.i.142f.

Kāḷa 08. See Kāḷahatthi.

Kāḷa 09. One of the Nirayas. Ja.vi.248.

Kāḷa 10. A Pacceka Buddha, mentioned in a list of Pacceka Buddhas. MN.iii.70; Ap­a.i.107.

Kāḷa 11. Brother of Pasenadi, king of Kosala. Divy.153.

Kāḷa 12. See also Cūḷa Kāḷa, Mahā Kāḷa and Kāḷudāyī.