Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.16

v1.c7.16

1. Ākāsagaṅgā.—The river that flows southward from the Anotatta Lake receives, in its different stages, various names. That part of it which flows sixty leagues through the air is called Ākāsagaṅgā.¹ The Buddha’s discourse on various topics (pakiṇṇakakathā) is like the downward flow of the Ākāsagaṅgā²; so also is the eloquence of clever preachers.³