Pajāpatī untranslated

Pajāpatī 01. A name given to Māra, because he uses his power over all creatures. MN.i.2; MN­a.i.28.

Pajāpatī 02. One of the kings of the Devas, mentioned with Sakka, Varuṇa, Isāna, etc. SN.i.219; DN.i.244; in Ja.v.28 he is mentioned with Varuṇa and Soma; see also DN.ii.274; DN­a.iii.709.

Buddhaghosa says (SN­a.i.262) that he, among the gods, was like Sakka in looks and that he lived to the same age, but in the assembly he occupied the second seat. He is sometimes mentioned with Brahma, as distinct from him. Ja.vi.568, 571; MN.i.140, 327, 329.

In the Āṭānāṭiyasutta (DN.iii.204) he is mentioned among the Mahā Yakkhas, to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in times of danger.

Pajāpatī 03. See Mahā Pajāpatī Gotamī.