[Buddha-l] Canonical conundrums

[L.S. Cousins]

>Hello. Can anyone out there tell me EXACTLY where in the Pali Canon the
>Buddha says anything to this effect? I have already spent several hours
>searching both online and in the texts, so this is my last resort. Any
>assistance would be much appreciated.
>
>(2) Monks, we are khattiyas, warriors. Why are we warriors? We are warriors
>because we fight to observe the ethical precepts; we fight for
>concentration, to overcome the hindrances, in meditation; we fight to
>overcome ignorance and attain wisdom.

Again, this looks like a reference from  memory to the two 'warrior 
discourses': A III 89ff. But the word for warrior is yodhaajiiva, not 
khattiya.

Lance Cousins