vessāmitta 1 · vessāmitta 2
<b> <c c="#a00149">Vessāmitta</c> </b> (1) <br>A celebrated sage of old. <c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.i.245</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.i.104</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.ii.169</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.ii.200</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.iii.224</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.i.2451</c> <br> <br> <b> <c c="#a00149">Vessāmitta</c> </b> (2) <br>A Yakkha chief who, with five hundred others of the same name, was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.ii.257</c> He is mentioned among the Yakkha chiefs to be invoked in time of need by followers of the Buddha. <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.iii.205</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc, comp) name of a Vedic sage Construction: vessa + mitta
(masc, masc, comp) name of a daemon Construction: vessa + mitta