hamma. In fact, even the most unlikely of people have benefitted from Dhamma teachings to the degree they could become arahants. See the story oft CElapanthaka §D.2 below). Some people think that they have no chance of being able to trans- form themselves for the better so they give up even before they sta

ed to offer his life for Buddhism so he renewed his interest to continue with the ordination. The Buddha looked back into the previous lifetimes of CElapanthaka to see what was the problem impeding his progress in the apprehension of Buddhism. In past lives he had been very intelligent but he had become ar