Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2259
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2259
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v2.c31.2259
5. Mahāsīva Thera.—Incumbent of Nigrodhapitthi and expert in the Tipiṭaka. Once, while preaching the Sīhanāda Sutta in King Vasabha’s palace, he described the splendours of the Relic Chamber in the Mahā Thūpa and the king expressed some difficulty in believing the report, but the Elder was able to convince the king that nothing was impossible where there was a combination of rājiddhi, deviddhi and ariyiddhi. The king was pleased, conveyed the Elder under the white umbrella to the Mahā Vihāra and made great offerings, lasting for seven days, to the Mahā Thūpa.¹