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Āpā

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出席《大會經》說法的一類天神,佛音說他們因前生修習水遍禪定而轉生於此。

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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