Miscellaneous Topics – 2362
22. His son, King Panāda.
23. His son, King Mahā Panāda.
24. His son, King Sudassana.
25. His son, King Mahā Sudassana.
26. His son, King Neru.
27. His son, King Mahā Neru.
28. His son, King Accima.
1. These 28 kings were of long lives of incalculable (
asaṅkhyeyya
) years. The 27
kings after Mahā Sammata were his descendants. Some of these 28 kings reigned
in Kusavatī city, others in Rājagaha and still others in Mithilā.
2. King Accima, son of the last of the 28 kings, founded Kusavatī city and
reigned there; his descendants were exactly 100.
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Then the author gives an extract from the Great Cause of Learning (
Mahā-
suta-kārī
), enumerating the kings listed in 1 and 2 which makes 128 kings.
3. Of the hundred kings descended from King Accima, the last was named King
Arindama. His son founded the city of Ayujjhapura (Ayodhya) and reigned
there. He and his descendants in that city numbered 56.
4. The last of these 56 kings was named Duppasaha. His son founded Bārāṇasī
and reigned there. He and his descendants in that city were 60.
5. The last of these 60 kings was named Ajita. His son founded Kambala. He and
his descendants in that city were 84,000.
6. The last of these 84,000 kings was named Brahmadatta. His son founded
Hatthipura and reigned there. He and his descendants in that city were 36.
Here there is another extract from the same the Great Cause of Learning
(
Mahā-suta-kārī
) that enumerates the kings in 3, 4, 5, and 6, amounting to
84,152.
7. The last of these 36 kings was named Kambalavaṁsa. He founded Ekacakkhu
and reigned there. He and his descendants in that city were 32.
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The Chronicle of the Island (
Dīpa-vaṁsa
) says that they lived in Kapilavatthu.