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32nd Sutta in the Digha Nikaya, Pāli Canon
The Āṭānāṭiya Sutta is the 32nd Sutta in the
Dīgha Nikāya ("Long Discourses of
Buddha") of
Pāli Canon.
[1]
[2] It is a poem of spiritual protection against evil spirits and it was presented to the
Buddha by one of the "Four Great Heavenly Kings",
King Vessavana (Pali; Sanskrit: Vaisravana). It also contains a description of the celestial kingdoms of
Four Heavenly Kings. This scripture can also be found in Dīrgha Āgama of
Chinese Buddhist canon and
Kangyur of
Tibetan Buddhist canon.
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