Āpā
OtherEine Klasse von Gottheiten, die bei der Lehrrede des Mahāsamaya Sutta anwesend waren; laut Buddhaghosa wurden sie dort wiedergeboren, weil sie in früheren Leben die Meditation über das Wasserkasiṇa geübt hatten.
A class of deities who were present at the teaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta (D.ii.259).
Buddhaghosa (DA.ii.689) says they were born as devas because of their having practised meditation on the water device (āpokasiṇa) in previous lives.
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