Pāli Dictionary

Uttara10

Person

A youth, personal attendant of King Pasenadi, whom the Buddha taught a stanza on moderation in eating to be recited whenever the king dined.

A youth, evidently a personal attendant of Pasenadi. The Buddha taught him a stanza to be recited whenever the king sat down to a meal. The stanza spoke of the merits of moderation in eating. DhA.iv.17; but see S.i.81-2 for a different version of what is evidently the same incident. There the youth is called Sudassana.

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