Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.441

v2.c34.441

Frequent mention is made in the books of sermons preached in the lowest storey of the Lohapāsāda, at which very large numbers were present. Once, when Ambapāsāṇavāsī Cittagutta preached the Rathavinita Sutta, there were twelve thousand monks and one thousand nuns.²⁵ On another occasion, Bhātikābhaya described the contents of the Relic-chamber of the Mahā Thūpa to all the monks of the Mahāvihāra assembled in the Lohapāsāda.²⁶