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Dīghataphala

Person

王舍城外一株棕榈树中的夜叉,曾捕获一名乔装的信使欲食之,后得知其是为王传信而放她一马,并因她带去自己妻子产子的消息而赠以埋藏的财宝。

A yakkha resident in a palm tree outside Rājagaha. Kāḷavilaṅgika’s wife, disguised as a man, taking food from the palace to an impaled man, passed under his tree and was seized as his prey.¹ However, on learning that she was the king’s messenger, the yakkha released her and asked her to convey the news that Dīghataphala’s wife Kāḷī, daughter of the god Sumana, had given birth to a son. In return for this service, Dīghataphala gave the messenger the treasure buried under the tree. She went about shouting the news, and Sumana, hearing it, gave her more treasure. MA.ii.818.

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