Abhaya ¹

A monk whose verse concerning the bewildering effects of beautiful sights is in the Theragāthā. Thag.98

Abhaya²Abhayarājakumāra

The son of King Bimbisāra and of Padum …

…at the preaching of the Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta. Vin.i.14

He was responsible for the conversion of Sāriputta and Moggallāna. Sāriputta, in the…

…days later when the Anattalakhana Sutta was preached he became arahant. Vin.i.13–14 He was the first to be ordained with the formula “*ehi,…

KuveraKubera

King of Uttarakuru. His royal residence is Āḷakamandā and his citadel Visāṇā. His messengers are Tatolā, Tattolā, Tatotalā, Ojasi, Tejasi, Tatojasī, Sūra, Rāja, Ariṭṭha and Nemi. His lot …

A hell in which stage players are born after death. Tālapuṭa maintained that after death they were born among the Pahāsadevi. The Buddha contradicts this and says that their rebirth is in a Niraya and …

…cave on the side of Gijjhakūṭa, where the Buddha stayed. There he preached the Dīghanakha Sutta to…

Messenger of Vessavaṇa. DN.iii.201

Messenger of Vessavaṇa. DN.iii.201

TālaputaTālapuṭa

A stage-manager of Rājagaha. One day he visited the Buddha and asked if it was true that players who delight large audiences are reborn among the gods of laughter. Three times the B …

…at the end of the Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta. Vin.i.12 A verse attributed to him is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.61

Vappa²

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