Vajirā3
PlaceA city ruled in succession by twenty-six kings descended from Deva, the last being Sādhina, where the Buddha’s alms bowl and staff were said to have been deposited after his death.
A city in which reigned twenty-six kings, descendants of Deva. The last of them was called Sādhina (Dpv.iii.20). The Mahāvaṃsa Ṭīkā (p.128, 130) calls the city Vajiravutti. According to the Buddhavaṃsa (Bu.xxviii.8), the Buddha’s bowl and staff were deposited, after his death, in Vajirā.
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