āsīvisopama Sutta

Probably refers to āsīvisa Sutta (1), but may be (2).

It was preached by the Thera Majjhantika to the Nāga-king Aravāla and the people of Kasmīra and Gandhāra.

Eighty thousand of the listeners accepted the new religion and one hundred thousand were ordained after the sermon (Sp.i.66; Mhv.xii.26).

It was also preached by Mahinda in Ceylon in the Nandanavana at Anurādhapura on the third day after his entry into the city. Thirty thousand people were converted. Ibid., xv.178-9; Sp.i.80; Mbv.133.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from