The Bodhisatta, born as the king of Bārāṇasī. One of his ministers misbehaved in the royal harem and the king, catching him in the act, banished him. The minister took service with Vaṅka, king of Sāvatthi, and persuaded him to attack Bārāṇasī. Ghaṭa was captured and thrown into prison, where he entered into ecstatic meditation. However, Vaṅka was seized by a burning sensation, and he ordered the release of Ghaṭa and the restoration of his kingdom. J.iii.168 f; cf. Ekarāja.