MN 86 Aṅguli-māla (illustrated)

 

● MN ⁸⁶ Aṅguli-māla: (monk named) 'finger-garland'

Now at that time in the realm of King Pasenadi of Kosala there was a bandit named Aṅgulimāla. He was violent, bloody-handed, a hardened killer, merciless to living beings. He laid waste to villages, towns, and countries. He was constantly murdering people, and he wore their fingers as a necklace.