…Buddha then preached to her on the uposatha and the advantages of keeping the fast.

HimavāHimācalaHimavantaHimālaya

The Himālaya mountains. In Himavā, are seven great lakes, each fifty leagues in length, breadth and…

kasivantākapīvantā

A city to the north of Uttarakuru. DN.iii.201

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…but then tells him of the four ways in which craving arises and the advantages of destroying it. AN.ii.248f. SN.iv.72f.

…the Devas, speaking of the advantages of taking refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha. Each deva fancies that only the shape sitting on…

…of the home life and the advantages of going forth. She determined to obtain her parent’s permission even going so far as to lie down on the…

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the advantages of associating with good people. Thag.75

…could reap some of the advantages.

Susīma agreed, and sought, Ānanda, who, with the Buddha’s sanction, ordained him. In discussion with the…

…Parakusināṭā, Kapīvanta, Janogha, Navanavatiya, Ambara-Ambaravatiya and Āḷakamandā, the last being the chief city.

The king of…