Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.1417
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.1417
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v2.c35.1417
1. Virūpakkha.—One of the Cātummahārājano (Regent Kings). He is Regent of the western quarter and lord of the Nāgas.¹ In the assembly of the devas he sits facing east.² Kālakaṇṇī is his daughter.³ All Nāgas visit him regularly as their lord and wait on him, and any question of dispute arising among them would be referred to him for solution.⁴ ¹ D. ii. 258; D. iii. 199; Dvy. 126, 148. ² D. ii. 207, 221. ³ J. iii. 257. ⁴ E.g., J. vi. 168; cf. AA. i. 143.
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- Jātakatthavaṇṇanā — Pāli
- Divyāvadāna — Sanskrit
- Āṭānāṭiyasutta — Pāli
- Mahāsamayasutta — Pāli
- Janavasabhasutta — Pāli
- Dīghanikāya — Pāli