bhaddavaggiyā
Bhaddavaggiyā：A group of thirty young men，converted by the Buddha．
They had gone picnicking with their wives in a forest glade between Bārānasi and Uruvelā．One of them had no wife，and for him they found a courtesan; but she awaited the opportunity and ran away with their goods．
While seeking for her，they saw the Buddha and enquired if he had seen a woman．But he answered，should they not rather seek the ＂self＂ than a woman．They all agreed thereto，and he preached to them．At the end of the sermon they realized the Truth and were ordained （Vin．i．23f．; DhA．ii．33f）．
Their conversion was one of the subjects sculptured in the Relic Chamber of the Mahā Thūpa．Mhv．xxx．79．
According to the Extended Mahāvamsa （i．298） they were the step-brothers of the king of Kosala．