A grove near Uruvelā.
There the Bhaddavaggiyā came across the Buddha while seeking for a woman who had run away with certain of their belongings.
The Buddha preached to them and they entered the Order, obtaining various Fruits of the Path, from the first to the third. Vin.i.23f; J.i.82; DhA.i.72; Dpv.i.34; AA.i.57, 84; ThigA.3.