Dhanapāla2
Personदसण्ण के एरकच्छ नगर का एक कंजूस धनवान, जो मृत्यु के बाद प्रेत बना; उसकी पीड़ा देखने वाले यात्री व्यापारियों ने उसके अपने अनुरोध पर उसकी ओर से बुद्ध को दान दिया।
A millionaire (seṭṭhi) of Erakaccha in Dasaṇṇa. He was a miser and, after death, was born as a peta. Some merchants, travelling to Uttarāpaṭha, saw his sufferings and, at his request, gave alms to the Buddha on his behalf. Pv.ii.7; PvA.99 ff.
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