Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.698

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**2. Kapila.**—A brahmin, the Bodhisatta born as the chaplain of Upacara, king of Cetiya. The king had promised the post of chaplain to his friend Korakalamba, Kapila’s younger brother, and when reminded of his promise, undertook to recover it from Kapila’s son who had been given the appointment at Kapila’s request. The king, in spite of Kapila’s warning, attempted to fulfil his promise by lying, and, as a result, he was swallowed up in Avīci. The king’s five sons thereupon sought Kapila’s protection, and at his advice they left Ceti and founded five cities: Hatthipura, Assapura, Sihapura, Uttarapañcāla, and Dadda-rapura.¹