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A monk. For twelve years a devotee gave
him his requisites including cloth for his robes; but a thief, Harantika, always
stole the cloth. Discovering this, the devotee caught the rogue, beat him
soundly, and, having tied him to a corpse, warned the villagers that a Yakkha
would be prowling about that night, calling himself Harantika. The villagers
fastened their doors and gave him no admission, even his wife refusing to
recognise his voice. Then Harantika went to Mahāabhaya, and having confessed his
guilt, asked for protection. Mahāabhaya bathed him in warm water and rubbed oil
on his body, saying it was not his business to take revenge. Harantika later
became a monk and attained arahantship. Ras.ii.5f.

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