Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3405
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3405
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The story is referred to in the Vibhaṅga Commentary² in connection with a King of Benares who, having gone into the forest with his queen to eat roast flesh, fell in love with a kinnarī and deserted his wife. When he returned to his queen he found her flying through the air away from him, having developed *iddhi* powers. A tree-sprite then uttered a stanza, citing the example of Asitābhū.