Dhataraṭṭha4
PersonA Nāga king who married Samuddajā, princess of Bārāṇasī, and fathered four sons including Bhūridatta, identified with Suddhodana; his story is told in the Bhūridatta Jātaka.
A Nāga king. Thanks to the scheming of the turtle Cittacūḷa, he married Samuddajā, daughter of the king of Bārāṇasī. They had four sons: Sudassana, Bhūridatta, Subhaga and Kāṇāriṭṭha. His kingdom was beneath the Yamunā. Dhataraṭṭha is identified with Suddhodana. J.vi.162 ff., 171.186, 200, 219. For details see the Bhūridatta Jātaka.
DN 20
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