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Vidhura2

Person

The Bodhisatta as the wise minister of King Dhanañjaya-Korabya, renowned for owning three palaces and a thousand wives; his story is told in the Vidhura Jātaka.

The Bodhisatta born as the minister of Dhanañjaya-Korabya. See the Vidhura Jātaka.

His father was the brahmin Canda (J.vi.262), and he owned three palaces: Koñca, Mayūra, and Piyaketa (J.vi.289). Anujjā was his wife and Cetā his daughter-in-law; among his sons was Dhammapāla (J.vi.290).

In one place (J.vi.301) he is spoken of as having one thousand wives and seven hundred female slaves.

The Vidhurapaṇḍita of the Dhūmakāri Jātaka is probably identical with the above, as also the minister of the same name in the Dasabrāhmaṇa Jātaka. The latter contains a long discussion between Vidhūra and the Korabya king regarding the qualities of a true brahmin.

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