Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.2220
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.2220
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v2.c36.2220
Sāmadevī.—A favourite of King Bhātika of Ceylon. On one occasion a large number of men were charged before the king with having eaten beef. He inflicted a fine, but, as they were unable to pay, he appointed them as scavengers to the palace. One of them had a beautiful daughter, Sāmadevī, whom the king liked and installed in his harem. Owing to her, her kinsmen, too, lived happily.¹