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Avaruddhaka
Person曾侍奉毗沙门天王十二年、以此换得日后名为阿优瓦达那童子的夜叉,在约定索命之日却因佛陀及弟子在场护持而未能得逞。
A yakkha who, having served Vessavaṇa for twelve years, was granted the boy later known as Āyuvaḍḍhana Kumāra as his reward, but was thwarted by the Buddha’s protective presence on the day set for the boy’s death.
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