[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c12.316 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.316 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.316 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.316](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.316) 2. Kaṭṭhavāhana.—King of Benares. He was the Bodhisatta, son of Brahmadatta, king of Benares, and of a faggot-gatherer, whom the king met in a grove, singing as she picked up the sticks. His story is related in the Kaṭṭhahāri Jātaka.¹ - [Previous: v1.c12.315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.315) - [Next: v1.c12.317](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.317) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.316](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.316) · Pramāṇa