Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.862
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.862
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Vāsava.—A name of Sakka.¹ Several explanations are given of the title. In the Saṃyutta Nikāya² it is said that when he was a human being, in his previous birth, he gave dwelling-places (āvasathaṃ adāsi)—hence the name.