Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.273

v2.c26.273

1. Nandana Sutta.—The Buddha tells the monks at Jetavana how once a deva, surrounded by celestial sensuous enjoyments in Nandavana, declared that no one, who had not seen the Nandana-grove, understood real bliss. But another deva, standing by, reminded him that all saints had declared such enjoyments to be vain and impermanent.¹