Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.56

v2.c31.56

1. Makhādeva.—King, son of Sāgaradeva, in the direct line from Mahāsammata. He was a great and liberal ruler, and his sons and grandsons, eighty-four thousand in number, reigned in Mithilā, the last of them being Nemiya, son of Kalārajanaka.¹ His dynasty was followed by that of Okkāka, so that he is one of the ancestors of the Sākyans.² See also Makhādeva Jātaka and Makhādeva Sutta. Makhādeva is identified with the Bodhisatta. In a later birth he became Nimi (q.v.). v.l. Maghādeva.