Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.95

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**Daṇḍakī.**—King of **Kumbhavatī** in **Kaliṅga**.¹ **Kisavaccha** (*q.v.*), pupil of **Sarabhaṅga**, desiring solitude, lived in the royal park near the city, and was ill-treated by **Daṇḍakī** and his army while on their way to quell a rebellion, they being under the impression that insult inflicted on **Kisavaccha** would bring them luck. As a result the gods were greatly incensed and destroyed the king and his country, only three people escaping death: **Kisavaccha**, the commander-in-chief, who was a pious follower of **Kisavaccha**, and a man named **Rāma**, who had come from Benares to **Kumbhavatī**. The last named was saved from destruction owing to his care for his parents. The forest which grew on the desolate land came to be called **Daṇḍakārañña**.¹