Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c24.65
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c24.65
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6. Dhanañjaya.—A seṭṭhi of Bhaddiyanagara; he was the son of Meṇḍaka and Candapadumasirī. His wife was Sumanadevī, and their children were Visākhā and Sujātā. He was lent by Bimbisāra to Pasenadi, for the latter's kingdom held no person of great merit. Dhanañjaya and his family built the city called Sāketa, seven leagues from Sāvatthi, and settled down there. Dhanañjaya is included among the five persons of great merit (Mahāpuññā), contemporary with the Buddha, and he was a sotāpanna.¹ 7. Dhanañjaya.—One of the chief lay supporters of Phussa Buddha.¹