Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.90
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.90
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**Gaṅgārohaṇa Sutta.**—The *Culavaṃsa*¹ mentions a sutta by this name. The Commentaries on the *Dhammapada*² and the *Khuddakapāṭha*³ contain accounts of the visit paid by the Buddha to Vesāli in order to drive out from there the fears of famine and pestilence, and they describe in great detail the celebrations which took place as the Buddha returned to Rājagaha along the Ganges. This journey is called **Gaṅgārohaṇa**. The Sutta mentioned is probably, therefore, the **Ratana Sutta** (*q.v.*) which the Buddha preached at Vesāli.