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Dāṭhāppabhuti3

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A royal prince contemporary with King Aggabodhi I who, enraged at the monk Jotipāla’s defeat of the Vetullavādins, tried to strike him but was struck with an ulcer and died soon after refusing to apologize.

An ādipāda (royal prince), contemporary of Aggabodhi I. When Jotipāla defeated the Vetullavādins, Dāṭhāppabhuti was so incensed that he raised his arm to strike the thera, but an ulcer immediately appeared on it. Dāṭhāppabhuti refused to ask Jotipāla’s forgiveness and died soon after. Cv.xlii.36 f.

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