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Dīgha-Kārāyana2

Person

バーティヤ(Bhātiya)王の博学なバラモン大臣で、マハーヴィハーラ(Mahāvihāra)とアバヤギリ(Abhayagiri)の教団間の争いを裁定するよう任命され、マハーヴィハーラに有利な判決を下した。

A minister of Bhātiya (Bhātikābhaya?). He was a very learned brahmin and was appointed by the king to settle a dispute between the residents of the Mahāvihāra and the Abhayagiri, regarding the charge brought against Dabba-Mallaputta by the nun Mettiyā. He decided in favour of the Mahāvihāra residents (Sp.iii.583).

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