Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.660
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.660
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v2.c26.660
Nāgalena.—A cave in Koṭipabbata-vihāra. A novice once recited there the Mahāsamaya Sutta, and a goddess, in the nāga-tree outside, applauded him. She had been present when the Buddha preached the sutta when, she said, the concourse of devas was so great that she could get a foothold only in the sea near Mahāgāma in Ceylon; yet she could see and hear the Buddha distinctly.¹