Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1630
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.1630
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3. Piṅgala.—King of Surattha, contemporary of Dhammāsoka, whose adviser he was. One day, as Piṅgala was returning from Dhammāsoka’s court, the peta Nandaka, father of Uttarā, revealed himself and instructed him to follow the Buddha’s teaching.¹