Deva
Person過去仏スジャータの上首弟子で、友人スダッサナと共にその仏の最初の説法を受けた祭司の息子。
The leading disciple (aggasāvaka) of Sujāta Buddha. He was a chaplain’s son, and the Buddha’s first discourse was addressed to him and his friend Sudassana (J.i.38; BuA.168, 170). He is also called Sudeva (Bu.xiii.25).
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