Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.696

v2.c35.696

Vassakāra had a daughter whom he wished to give in marriage to Uttara, but the latter refused the proposal as he wished to join the Order. Vassakāra was angry, and contrived to take his revenge even after Uttara had become a monk.⁶ Buddhaghosa says⁷ that Vassakāra was envious by nature, and, on discovering that a certain forest official had given tribute to Dhaniya without the king’s special leave, he reported the man to the king and had him punished.⁸ In this context we find that Vassakāra was Mahāmatta (? prime minister) to Bimbisāra as well.