The "Connected Discourses with Yakkhas" depicts encounters between the Buddha or his disciples and yakkhas, territorial spirits who often challenge or question them. In each sutta, the Buddha or a disciple responds with teachings on morality, impermanence, or the dangers of anger, subduing or instructing the yakkhas. These discourses illustrate the Dhamma’s power to transform even hostile beings.
Yakkhasaṁyutta - Connected Discourses with Yakkhas
Indaka vagga - The Chapter with Indaka
The chapter of the Connected Discourses with Yakkhas, containing discourses 1–12.
In Rājagaha, the householder Anāthapiṇḍika hears of the Buddha’s awakening. Leaving the city before dawn, he rallies past fear to see the Buddha and on arrival, gets greeted by his personal name.
PTS 1.210–1.211