Pāli Dictionary

Panāda2

Person

佛陀信徒遇难时可祈求的主要夜叉之一,也被提及曾出席《大集会经》的说法;觉音论师说他其实是乾闼婆。

One of the chief yakkhas to be invoked by the Buddha’s followers in time of need (D.iii.204). He is also mentioned in the Mahāsamaya Sutta (D.ii.258).

Buddhaghosa says (DA.ii.688) that Panāda was a Gandhabba.

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