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Veṭhadīpa

Person

एक ब्राह्मण बस्ती, जिसके मुखिया ने बुद्ध के अवशेषों में हिस्सा माँगा और उन्हें एक स्तूप में स्थापित किया

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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