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Somadatta
Person
  • The Bodhisatta born as the son of the brahmin Aggidatta.

  • The younger brother of Sutasoma, identified with a past life of Ānanda.

  • A brahmin whose story is told in the Bhūridatta Jātaka, identified with a past life of Ānanda.

  • An elephant calf, the subject of the Somadatta Jātaka.

  • A brahmin of Sāvatthi who, after winning and then returning a friend’s possessions in a game of dice, formed a lasting friendship that endured even when the friend later sacrificed his life to save him from execution.

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