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1. Dasaratha.Another name for Janasandha, king of Benares (see Janasandha 1). The scholiast (J.ii.299) explains that he was so called because he did with his one chariot what others did with ten chariots (dasahi rathehi kattabbam attano eken'eva rathena karanato Dasaratho ti). 2. Dasaratha.King of Benares, identified with Suddhodana. See the Dasaratha Jātaka. Updated: 15 September 2011 http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/d/dasaratha.htm |
