ཟླ་བའ་མད notes.18
The Sūtra of the Moon (2) notes.18
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18. The Sanskrit reads adrākṣīd baḍir vairocano (“Bali Vairocana saw that…”). The Chinese translations also mention Bali by his name; Taishō 100 (sūtra no. 167) uses Bali’s epithet exactly as the Sanskrit. In the Theravāda parallels, it is Vemacitra who is Rāhu’s interlocutor. These asuras are often associated, and also accredited with the role of leaders. See The White Lotus of the Good Dharma, Toh 113 (1.8) and The Play in Full, Toh 95 (16.15).