d in the Blessed Oneâs words. Notes 1. According to the Commentary, Ven. Bhūmija was Prince Jayasenaâs uncle. 2. These contemplatives & brahmans are probably the proponents of non-action, annihilation, and non-relatedness as presented in DN 2. 3. To this day, this is the way butter is obtained in rural north India. The churn-stick is a small stick that has attached to its end blocks of wood resembling an orange with alternate sections removed. This is twirled in the curds. The water sprinkled on the curds dilutes the buttermilk, which helps separate it from the milk fat left on the blocks of the churn-stick. See also: MN 117; SN 22:101; SN 42:6; SN 45:8; AN 5:43; Thig 12 - --> - - - -