Pāli Dictionary

pahārāda

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • Pahārāda, chief of the Asuras, one of the three Asura leaders (with Vepacitti and Rāhu)

  • DN 20

    kālakañcā mahābhismā, asurā dānaveghasā, vepacitti sucitti ca, pahārādo namucī saha.

Encyclopedia

Pahārāda
Person

  • An asura chief who, eleven years after first wishing to see the Buddha, finally met him at Verañjā and learned of the eight wonderful qualities his teaching shares with the ocean.

DN 20AN 8.19

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