Rishi said” Either way, there is no logical reason to punish him if he is already an arahant. He is no harm to anyone at all. ”
But imagine Angulimala would live in your own homwtown nowadays. He would allready have killed 989 people. People are very afraid. Woman do not enter the park. People do not walk alone anymore. Angulimala has caused terror in town. People are very afraid. He has traumatised them. For a very long time this mass killing is going on. One day your own mother does not come home. You are very worried because of these murders. And yes, it is true. She is found killed, cut of fingers, murdered.
Would you really still reason the same way seeing Angulimala living as a free man?
Siebe