[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) › v2.c27.1267 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1267 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.1267 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.1267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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.\*). - [Previous: v2.c27.1266](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1266) - [Next: v2.c27.1268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1268) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1267](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1267) · Pramāṇa