Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c18.623

v1.c18.623

In this age he was born as the son of a seṭṭhi in Rājagaha. On the day of his birth the whole city became one blaze of light, hence his name, Jotika. The king, Bimbisāra, gave one thousand a day for his milk-money. When the time came for his marriage, Sakka provided for him a palace, seven storeys high, made entirely of precious minerals. Four urns of treasure stood at the four corners and four stalks of sugar-cane made of solid gold, each the size of a palmyra tree with leaves of precious stones, to remind Jotika of his good deed in the past. Seven Yakkhas guarded the seven gates—Yamakolī, Uppala, Vajira, Vajirabāhu, Kasakanda, Kaṭattha and Disāpāmukha—each with numerous followers. Bimbisāra, hearing of his splendour, appointed Jotika to the rank of seṭṭhi.