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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.4720

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.4720

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### [v2.c36.4720](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.4720)

1. Suvīra.—A Deva. Once, when the Asuras marched against the Devas, Sakka sent for Suvīra and asked him to fight the Asuras. Suvīra agreed to do this, but was very lazy about it. This happened three times. Sakka admonished him after the third time on the evils of laziness.

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