Pāli Dictionary

Bhagalavatī

Place

位於鬱單越(北俱盧洲)的一處場所,或稱為集會堂,或稱為鑲寶的山中宮殿,諸天與夜叉每月在此聚會以裁決爭端。

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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