Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1688
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1688
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1. Mahāpatāpa, Mahāpatāpana.—King of Benares, father of the Bodhisatta in the Culla Dhammapāla Jātaka (q.v.). He is identified with Devadatta.¹ He was swallowed up by the earth.²