Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.3110
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.3110
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Muṭṭhika.—A wrestler employed by Kaṃsa to destroy the Andhakavenhudāsaputtā. He was, however, killed by Baladeva and reborn as a Yakkha in Kāḷamattiya Forest. There, later, he ate up Baladeva "like a radish-bulb."¹