Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.2275

v1.c6.2275

There is a legend recorded by Buddhaghosa that the Abhidhamma was first preached by the Buddha in Tāvatimsa at the foot of the Pāricchataka tree, when he was seated on Sakka’s throne, during his visit to his mother in Tāvatimsa. Later it was taught by him to Sāriputta on the banks of the Anotatta Lake, whither Sāriputta had gone to minister to the Buddha during the latter’s visit to Tāvatimsa.⁹