Sakka, Lord of the Gods👤person

The Buddha teaches Sakka that liberation comes from realizing “nothing is worth holding on to.” To cure Sakka's divine negligence, Mahāmoggallāna shakes Sakka's heavenly mansion with his toe, prompting the deity to correctly recall the teaching.

The young deity Māgha asks the Buddha in a verse on what to cut off to sleep with ease and grieve no more. The Buddha advises to cut off anger.

When a victorious lord of the devas endures a captured enemy's insults with perfect calm, his charioteer questions his strength.

The Buddha answers Sakka’s question on the causes and supporting conditions whereby some beings do not attain Nibbāna in this very life and some beings do attain Nibbāna in this very life.

Emerging from collectedness, venerable Mahākassapa goes for an alms round among the destitute. However, Sakka, lord of the gods, disguises himself as a weaver to trick the elder into accepting his offering.