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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.883

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.883

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c23.883](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.883)

Devagabbha.—A yakkha. When Candagutta died, the yakkha entered into his dead body and pretended that the king was yet alive. Bindusāra thereupon cut off his head.¹

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