Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.4997

v2.c36.4997

2. **Seniya.**—The personal name, according to Buddhaghosa, of King **Bimbisāra**,¹ who is almost always referred to as **Seniya Bimbisāra**. Dhammapāla says,² however, that Bimbisāra was called Seniya either because he had a large army, or because he belonged to the *Seniya-gotta* (*mahatiyā senāya samannāgatatta vā Seniyagottatā vā*).