• Dhanapāla

1. Dhanapāla (Dhanapālaka). Another name for Nālāgiri (q.v.). J. i.66; iii.293, etc.

2. Dhanapāla. A setthi of Erakaccha in Dasanna. He was a miser and, after death, was born as a peta. Some merchants, travelling to Uttarāpatha, saw his sufferings and, at his request, gave alms to the Buddha on his behalf. Pv.ii.7; PvA.99ff.