1. Kumbhanda.-A Nigantha for whom Pandukábhaya built a hermitage, named after him, near the Gámani Tank. Mhv.x.99.

 

2. Kumbhanda.-A class of spirits mentioned with Yakkhas, Asuras and Nágas. They live in the South and Virúlha is their king (D.ii.257; D.iii.198). In the Vidhurapandita Játaka (J.vi.272), Kumbhíra (q.v.) is mentioned as one of their chiefs. They had huge stomachs, and their genital organs were as big as pots, hence their name. DA.iii.964.


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