Puṇá¸arÄ«ka
1. Puṇá¸arÄ«ka.- One of the state elephants of Pasenadi. DhA.ii.1. 2. Puṇá¸arÄ«ka.- A hell (niraya); it is a period of suffering in AvÄ«ci, equal to twenty UppalakÄ. S.i.152; SN., p.126; SNA.ii.476. 3. Puṇá¸arÄ«ka.- One of the four treasure troves left behind by the Buddha when he renounced the world. DA.i.284. Puṇá¸arÄ«ka Sutta.- A monk, staying in a forest tract in Kosala, once entered a lotus pool and inhaled the scent of a lotus. The deva of the forest, desirous of his welfare, called him “scent thief †and engaged him in conversation, whereby he was greatly agitated. S.i.204f.
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