Seniya2
PersonAccording to Buddhaghosa, the personal name of King Bimbisāra, whose combined regnal name is nearly always used to refer to him; commentators differ on whether it derives from his large army or from the clan bearing that name.
The personal name, according to Buddhaghosa, of King Bimbisāra (MA.i.292; but see SNA.ii.448, mahatiyā senāya samannāgatattā), who is almost always referred to as Seniya Bimbisāra. Dhammapāla says (UdA.104), however, that Bimbisāra was called Seniya either because he had a large army, or because he belonged to the Seniya clan (mahatiyā senāya samannāgātatta vā Seniyagottatā vā).
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