Pāli Dictionary

Nārada15

Person

एक यक्ष, जो कभी निकटवर्ती गाँव से प्रतिवर्ष मानव बलि की माँग करता था, जब तक दीपंकर बुद्ध द्वारा उसका धर्मांतरण नहीं हुआ।

A yakkha who presided over Nāradakūṭa. Offerings, which included a man from each village, were brought to him once a year. Dīpaṅkara Buddha visited him and, after performing many miracles, converted him. He, with ten thousand other yakkhas, became a Stream-winner. Bu.ii.199; BuA.101.

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