AravÄla
v.l. Ä€ravÄla.- A NÄga king, who lived in the AravÄladaha in KasmÄ«ra-GandhÄra. He had been in the habit of destroying the crops of the people by causing hail-storms. When Majjhantika Thera was sent by Moggaliputtatissa’s Council to convert KasmÄ«ra-GandhÄra, the thera went to AravÄladaha and standing in the air above it showed himself to the NÄgas. Hearing of this the nÄga king came out and tried to frighten the Elder with various terrors. When all his attempts had failed he acknowledged defeat and the thera taught him. He and his 84,000 followers were established in the Refuges and the Five Precepts. Sp.i.65; Mhv.xii.9-20.
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