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Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.252

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.252

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v2.c26.252

3. Nandaka.—A yakkha. One day, while travelling through the air with his friend, he saw Sāriputta sitting in samādhi, his head newly shaved. Ignoring his friend’s warning, Nandaka knocked Sāriputta on the head; the former immediately fell down, his body aflame, and was swallowed up in hell.¹