Pāli Dictionary

Veṭhadīpa

Person

一处婆罗门聚落,其酋长曾分得一份佛陀舍利并建塔供奉。

A brahmin settlement, the chieftain of which claimed a part of the Buddha’s relics; having obtained the relics, he built a thūpa over them (D.ii.165, 167; Bu.xxviii.3).

According to the Dhammapada Commentary (Sāmāvatī-vatthu), the kings of Veṭhadīpa and Allakappa once lived in intimate friendship. (DhA.i.161; see J.R.A.S. 1907, p.1049).

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