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Ariṭṭhakā

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出席《大會經》說法的一類諸天,其色如青蓮花,不過佛音將同一名詞解釋為另一類天眾之名。

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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