Pāli Dictionary

Janesabha

Person

සතරලොව මහරජුන්ගේ පාලනයට යටත් ගාන්ධර්වයෙකි; බුදුන් වහන්සේගේ Mahāsamaya Sutta දේශනාවට සහභාගී විය; පසුව අනුගාමිකයන් විසින් ආරක්ෂක දේවතාවකු ලෙස ආරාධනා කරන ලදී

A Gandhabba, a vassal of the Four Regent Gods. He was present at the teaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta (D.ii.258).

In the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta (D.iii.204) he is mentioned as a yakkha chieftain to be invoked by the Buddha’s followers in time of need.

He is probably identical with Janavasabha.

DN 32

All entries named Janesabha

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