Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.158
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.158
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**Dantapura.**—Capital of the Kalinga country, reigned over by King Sattabhu, contemporary with Reṇu.¹ Other kings mentioned are Nālikīra² and Karaṇḍu.³ The city is mentioned also in the Kurudhamma Jātaka,⁴ the Cullakāliṅga Jātaka, and the Kāliṅgabodhi Jātaka (*q.v.*). The left eye-tooth of the Buddha was in Dantapura until taken to Ceylon by Dantakumāra. It had been handed over by Khema Thera⁵ to Brahmadatta, king of Dantapura.