Early Buddhism

The Great Congregation

Mahāsamayasutta

Language
Pāli
Period
Early Buddhist Texts
Tradition
Early Buddhism
Versions
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When deities from all realms gather in homage to the Buddha, he gives a series of verses describing them. These verses, which are commonly chanted in Theravadin countries, give one of the most detailed descriptions of the deities worshiped at the the time of the Buddha.

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