Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2587
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.2587
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Kumbhīra.—A Yakkha who lived in the Vepulla mountain outside Rājagaha. He was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta with a train of over one hundred thousand.¹ He is called Rājagahika because he was born in Rājagaha.² Sometimes³ he is spoken of as chief of the Kumbhaṇḍas. When Bimbisāra wished to visit the courtesan Padumavatī at Ujjeni, the chaplain enlisted Kumbhīra’s assistance in transporting the king thither.⁴