[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c7.898 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.898 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.898 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.898](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.898) Āsivisopama Sutta.—Probably refers to Āsivisa Sutta (1), but may be (2). It was preached by the thera Majjhantika to the Nāga-king Aravāla and the people of Kasmīra and Gandhāra. Eighty thousand of the listeners accepted the new religion and one hundred thousand were ordained after the sermon.¹ It was also preached by Mahinda in Ceylon in the Nandanavana at Anurādhapura on the third day after his entry into the city. Thirty thousand people were converted.² - [Previous: v1.c7.897](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.897) - [Next: v1.c7.899](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.899) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.898](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.898) · Pramāṇa