Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.208

v2.c31.208

The sutta is often recited, and forms one of the commonest of the Parittas. To have it written down in a book is considered an act of great merit.⁵ It is said⁶ that once Duṭṭhagāmaṇi attempted to preach the Maṅgala Sutta at the Lohapāsāda, but he was too nervous to proceed. The preaching of the Maṅgala Sutta was one of the incidents of the Buddha’s life represented in the Relic Chamber of the Mahā Thūpa.⁷ See also Mahāmaṅgala Jātaka.