Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.966
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.966
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**Devadūta Sutta.**—Deals with the three warning messengers of death—the sight of old age, the sight of illness and the sight of death. The man who fails to pay heed to these messengers and is guilty of unrighteousness is condemned by Yama to the tortures of the Mahānirayas, which are described in detail.¹