trāyastriṃśa (7078)

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trāyastriṃśa
Entry 7078, Page 257, Col. 2
(trAyastriMSa, trAyastriMSa)
trāyastriṃśa¦ (cf. Pali tāvatiṃsa, prec., and trayas- tri°), adj. with deva (q.v.) or subst., n. of a class of Buddhist gods: Mv i.31.16 ff.; 40.15; 212.15 = ii.16.4; i.229.15; 262.1; 333.5; ii.163.11; 314.5; °śa- (v.l. °śe) bhavane Mv iii.302.8; °śe devanikāye iii.302.15; °śāḥ Mvy 3079; Dhar- mas 127. In other texts than LV, Mv, the form trayas° seems more usual, while in LV trāya-t° seems regular.