Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.99
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.99
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v2.c36.99
¹⁶ The enemy, in this case, is his father-in-law, Vepacitta. Sakka had a reputation for great forbearance. In sutta 22 a Yakkha is said to have come and to have sat on his throne, to anger him. But Sakka showed him great honour and the Yakkha vanished. The Commentary adds (S.A. i. 272) that it was no Yakkha, but a Rūpāvacara Brahmā, named Kodhabhakkha, who had come to test Sakka's patience.