Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c37.205
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c37.205
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v2.c37.205
In numerous Jātakas Himavā is mentioned as the place to which ascetics retire when they leave household life. It is full of woodlands and groves, suitable for hermits.⁶ In Himavā is a peak named Mahāpapāta where Paceka Buddhas die.⁷ Nāgas go to Himavā to give birth to their young.⁸ The mountain is often used in similes; it is then referred to as pabbatārājā.⁹ Sīvalī Thera once went there from Sāvatthi with five hundred others. The journey took them eight days.¹⁰
Linked texts (5)
- Bālapaṇḍitasutta — Pāli
- Bhayasutta — Pāli
- Himavantasutta — Pāli
- Samuddasutta — Pāli
- Paṭhamapabbatūpamasutta — Pāli