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Ariṭṭhakā

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出席《大会经》说法的一类诸天,其色如青莲花,不过佛音将同一名词解释为另一类天众之名。

A class of devas who were present at the teaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta.

They were like azure flowers in hue (ummāpupphanibhāsino). D.ii.260.

Buddhaghosa, however, explains “ummāpupphanibhāsina” as being the name of another class of devas (DA.ii.690).

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