Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.1134

v2.c35.1134

Viḍūḍabha.—Son of Pasenadi and Vāsabhakhattiyā. On the birth of Viḍūḍabha, the king, glad at having a son, sent word to his own grandmother asking her to choose a name. The minister who delivered the message was deaf, and when the grandmother spoke of Vāsabhakhattiyā as being dear to the king, mistook “vallabha” for “Viḍūḍabha,” and, thinking that this was an old family name, bestowed it on the prince. When the boy was quite young, Pasenadi conferred on him the rank of senāpati, thinking that this would please the Buddha.¹