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Soma

1. Soma.- See Sutasoma.

2. Soma.- A deva to whom sacrifice is offered; he is generally mentioned with Varuna, Pajāpati and Yama (D.i.244;ii.259; J.v.28; vi.201, 568,571).

In the Atānātiya Sutta (D.iii.204) he is spoken of as a Yakkha chief.

He is identified with the Moon god of later literature (e.g., Cv.lxii.5; lxiii.14), the founder of the Somavaṃsa (dynasty).

3. Soma.- A Yavapāla who offered grass for his seat to Kassapa Buddha. BuA.218; cf. Mtu.iii.105,106.

4. Soma.- Friend of Somadatta (5).

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera