Mahāpatāpa
PersonAlso known as Mahāpatāpana
A king of Bārāṇasī and father of the Bodhisatta in the Cūḷadhammapāla Jātaka, identified with Devadatta, who was swallowed up by the earth.
King of Bārāṇasī, father of the Bodhisatta in the Cūḷadhammapāla Jātaka (q.v.) He is identified with Devadatta. He was swallowed up by the earth. J.iii.182. DhA.i.129.
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