Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c11.17

v1.c11.17

When Bhattā died, after the birth of these nine children, the king married another young and beautiful princess and made her the chief queen. Her son was **Jantū**, and being pleased with him, the king promised her a boon. She claimed the kingdom for her son, and this was the reason for the exile of the elder children.⁴ The *Mahāvamsa*⁵ mentions among Okkāka's descendants, **Nipuṇa**, **Candimā**, **Candamukha**, **Sivisañjaya**, **Vessantara**, **Jāli**, **Sīhavāhana** and **Sīhassara**. The last named had eighty-four thousand descendants, the last of whom was **Jayasena**. His son **Sīhahanu** was the grandfather of the Buddha. The *Dīpavamsa*⁶ list resembles this very closely.