Bhagalavatī
Place位于郁单越(北俱卢洲)的一处场所,或称为集会堂,或称为镶宝的山中宫殿,诸天与夜叉每月在此聚会以裁决争端。
A place in Uttarakuru where the yakkhas assemble.
The Dīghanikāya (D.iii.201) speaks of it as a hall (sabhā), while the Suttanipāta Commentary (SNA.i.197) says it is a mountain in Himavā where the devas assemble every month for eight days in order to settle disputes. The yakkha leaders also attend these assemblies.
The Sumaṅgalavilāsinī (DA.iii.967), however, says that it is a jewelled pavilion (ratanamaṇḍapa) twelve leagues in extent, on the banks of the Dharanī Lake. It is surrounded by a creeper named Bhagalavatī, hence, probably, its name.
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