Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c13.361
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c13.361
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3. Khemaka, Khema, Khemanesāda.—The name given to the fowler who caught the golden swan from Cittakūṭa, at the request of King Seyya (v.l. Samyama), as narrated in the Mahāhamsa Jātaka (q.v.). Khemaka received his name from the lake Khema, of which he was in charge. He is identified with Channa.¹