Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.1236
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.1236
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1. Uposatha.—King, son of Varakalyāṇa and an ancestor of the Sākyan tribe. His son was Mandhātā.¹ He was one of the kings at the beginning of the kappa.² In the Dīgha Commentary³ he is given as the son of Varamandhātā and the father of Cara. In the northern texts he is called Upoṣadha.⁴