Pāli Dictionary

Cūḷodara

Person

斯里兰卡的一位龙王,摩诃陀罗(Mahodara)之侄,他与叔父为一张镶宝石的王座起争执,正是促成佛陀访问斯里兰卡的缘由。

A Nāga king of Sri Lanka, nephew of Mahodara. His father was the king of Kaṇṇavaḍḍhamāna mountain. It was the quarrel between Cūḷodara and Mahodara regarding a jewelled throne that was the cause of a visit of the Buddha to Sri Lanka. Mhv.i.45 ff; Dpv.ii.7, 29; Sp.i.120.

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