Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.120
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c16.120
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v1.c16.120
Catukuṇḍika-niraya.—A description of the sufferings undergone by a child while in its mother’s womb. The fœtus has to lie bent in four (catukuṇḍena), hence the name.¹