Āpā
Otherමහාසමය සූත්ර දේශනාවේදී පැමිණි දේව කොට්ඨාසයකි; ඔවුන් පෙර ආත්මවලදී ආපෝ කසිණ භාවනාව පුරුදු කිරීම නිසා එහි උපත ලැබූ බව බුද්ධඝෝෂ පවසයි
A class of deities who were present at the teaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta (D.ii.259).
Buddhaghosa (DA.ii.689) says they were born as devas because of their having practised meditation on the water device (āpokasiṇa) in previous lives.
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