[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c12.2587 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2587 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.2587 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.2587](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2587) 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 - [Previous: v1.c12.2586](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2586) - [Next: v1.c12.2588](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2588) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2587](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2587) · Pramāṇa