[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c23.635 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.635 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.635 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c23.635](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.635) 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 - [Previous: v1.c23.634](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.634) - [Next: v1.c23.636](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.636) - [Up: v1.c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.635](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.635) · Pramāṇa