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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.626

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.626

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c14.626](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.626)

Girimekhalā.—Māra's elephant. He was one hundred and fifty leagues in height. When Māra urged him to advance against the Buddha at the foot of the Bodhi-tree, he went forward and fell on his knees.¹

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