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Ālamba

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Probablement le nom d’un musicien céleste au service de Sakka et de ses reines, bien que certains estiment que ce nom désigne plutôt un instrument de musique

Probably the name of a divine musician, one of a large number who wait on Sakka and on his wives (Vv., pp.16, 47). Dhammapāla (VvA.96) quotes this view and objects to it, saying that the name is not that of a musician but of a musical instrument. The opinion that the name denotes a celestial musician seems, however, to be the right one. For a discussion see Hardy: Vimānavatthu Commentary (P.T.S. Ed.), 372-3.

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