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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.368

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.368

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### [v2.c35.368](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.368)

\*\*Vatrabhu.\*\*—A name for Indra (Sakka).¹ Buddhaghosa² explains it as “\*sveva vattena aññe abhibhavitvā devissariyapatto ti Vatrabhu, Vatranāmakam vā asuram abhibhavati ti.\*”

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## Cites (1)

- [Jātaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.jataka) — Pāli

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