Āṭānāṭiya Sutta
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.
| Āṭānāṭiya Sutta | |
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| Type | Canonical Text | 
| Parent Collection | Digha Nikaya | 
| PTS Abbreviation | DN 32 | 
| Pāli literature | |
| Part of a series on | 
| Buddhism | 
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References
    
- Walshe, Maurice (1995). The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya. Wisdom Publications. pp. 471–478.
 - "Atanatiya Sutta: Discourse on Atanatiya". Buddhist Publication Society. 1999.
 
Bibliography
    
- Malalasekera, Gunapala Piyasena (1937). Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names: A-Dh. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 242–243.
 
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