Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1267

v2.c27.1267

Pahārāda.—An Asura chief.¹ Buddhaghosa says² he was one of the three leaders of the Asuras, the others being Vepa citti and Rāhu. He first conceived a wish to see the Buddha on the day of the Enlightenment; but this wish was not fulfilled until eleven years later, when he visited the Buddha at Verañjā. The conversation which then took place is recorded in the Pahārāda Sutta (*q.v.*).