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Probably refers to Āsīvisa Sutta (1), but may be (2). It was preached by the Thera Majjhantika to the Nāga-king Aravāla and the people of Kasmīra and Gandhāra. Eighty thousand of the listeners accepted the new religion and one hundred thousand were ordained after the sermon (Sp.i.66; Mhv.xii.26). It was also preached by Mahinda in Ceylon in the Nandanavana at Anurādhapura on the third day after his entry into the city. Thirty thousand people were converted. Ibid., xv.178-9; Sp.i.80; Mbv.133. Updated: 15 September 2011 http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/aa/aasiivisopama_s.htm |
