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Cittarāja

Person

一位夜叉,古代诸王在迦提迦节盛装打扮后立于湖边,在其(雕像)前向四方射箭以为仪式。

A yakkha. It was the custom for ancient kings at the time of the Kattika Festival to deck themselves in great array and, standing on the bank of a lake “in the presence of Cittarāja,” (meaning, probably, in front of his statue) to shoot arrows to the four quarters. J.ii.372.

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