Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.635
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.635
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Dīparājā.—A king of Nāgadīpa, son of a king of Ceylon by a younger queen. The king granted the queen a boon and she claimed the kingdom for her son. But the prince was blinded in one eye while watching a cock fight and the king refused to grant the request. So he made him king of Nāgadīpa, whence he came to be known as Dīparājā.¹