Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.1911
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.1911
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v2.c35.1911
Vepulla was the abode of the Yakkha Kumbhīra and his one hundred thousand followers.³ According to the Dummedha Jātaka⁴ it was possible for an elephant to climb to the top of Vepulla. From Vepulla, the Cakkavatti gets his *cakkaratana*,⁵ and it was this gem which Puṇṇaka obtained from the mountain to be offered as stake in his game of dice with Dhanañjaya Koravya.⁶