1. Arunavatī.-The city und the country of König Arunavā, und the birthplace of Sikhī Buddha (Bu.xxi.15). It was from there that Sikhī und Abhibhū went to the Brahma-world to preach to Brahma und sein attendants (S.i.155f). At that time Salalapupphiya Thera was a confectioner in Arunavatī (Ap.i.218). Siehe auch Arunapura.
2. Arunavatī.-A vihāra in the village of Itthakāvatī in Magadha. Sāriputta once lebte there (PvA.67).
Arunavatī Sutta.-Records the incident of the visit of Abhibhū to the Brahma-world (S.i.154f., etc.; siehe Abhibhū 1). Abhibhū chose as sein theme action und energy, und the verses he uttered on that occasion, beginning "ārabhatha, nikkhamatha, yuñjatha buddhasāsane" are often quoted.
Buddhaghosa says (SA.i.172-3) that Abhibhū chose this theme out of all the doctrines to be found in the Tipitaka because he knew that the subject would commend itself to all sein hearers, human und non-human.
Milakkhatissa Thera of Ceylon, hearing a novice in Pācīnapabbata recite the Arunavatī Sutta, listened to the stanzas, und feeling that they had been preached to encourage zealous Mönche like himself, he exerted himself und wurde an anāgāmī. Soon afterwards he wurde an arahant (AA.i.21-2).
The sutta is said to have been preached by der Buddha on the fullMond day of Jetthamāsa (AA.i.436).