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1. Mahāpatāpa, Mahāpatāpana. King of Benares, father of the Bodhisatta in the Culla Dhammapāla Jātaka. He is identified with Devadatta. He was swallowed up by the earth. J. iii.182. DhA.i.129. 2. Mahāpatāpa. A king of thirty five kappas ago, a former birth of Vīra (or Niggundipupphiya) Thera. ThagA.i.50; Ap.i.205. 3. Mahāpatāpa. A king of twenty seven kappas ago; a former birth of Vatamsakiya Thera. Ap.i.216. 4. Mahāpatāpa. A primeval king, descendant of Mahāsammata. Dpv. iii.7; Mhv.ii.5; ep. Mtu.i.348. Updated: 15 September 2011 http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/maha/mahapataapa.htm |
