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Daku Angulimala (Pāli: finger necklace/garland; Sinhala: අංගුලිමාල Burmese: အင်္ဂုလိမာလ; Chinese: 央掘魔羅) is an important early figure in Buddhism particularly within the Theravada suttas. A ruthless killer who is redeemed by a sincere conversion to Buddhism he is seen as an example of the redemptive power of the Buddha’s teaching and the universal human potential for spiritual progress regardless of one’s background.
