Pāli Dictionary

Piṅgiya

Person

A chaplain to King Brahmadatta of Bārāṇasī and a former birth of Devadatta, whose story is told in the Venasākha Jātaka.

Chaplain to Brahmadatta, king of Bārāṇasī. He was a former birth of Devadatta (J.iii.161). His story is given in the Venasākha Jātaka (q.v.)

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