Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.341
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.341
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Gayāsīsa.—A hill near Gayā. Here the Buddha came from Uruvelā after converting the Tebhātika-Jaṭilā, and here he lived with one thousand monks. On this occasion of his coming he preached the Ādittapariyāya Sutta.¹ When Devadatta managed to win over five hundred of the monks to his side, it was to Gayāsīsa that he retired with them, and there it was that the Buddha’s Chief Disciples had to go to reclaim them.² It is said³ that Ajātasattu built a special monastery for Devadatta at Gayāsīsa.