Miscellaneous Topics – 2364
20. The last of these twelve kings was named Tālissara. His son founded
Kusinārā and reigned there. He and his descendants in that city were also twelve.
21. The last of these twelve kings was named Purinda. His son founded
Tāmalitthiya and reigned there. He and his descendants in that city were twelve.
The author gives another extract from the same Great Cause of Learning
(
Mahā-suta-kārī
) counting up the kings in the above five paragraphs and
giving 83 as the total number of kings thereof.
22. Of these 83 kings in the above five paragraphs, the last was named
Sāgaradeva. His son was Māghadeva (or Magghadeva). He and his descendants
reigned in Mithilā until their number became 84,000.
23. The last of these 84,000 kings was named Nimi and he was the Bodhisatta.
His son was named Kaḷārajanaka, his son was named Samaṅkara and his son was
named Asoca or Asoka. Their descendants, totalling 84,003, again founded
Bārāṇasī and reigned there.
24. The last of these 84,003 kings was named Sīhappati.
1. King Sīhappati’s son was King Vijitasena.
2. Vijitasena’s son was King Dhammasena.
3. Dhammasena’s son was King Nāgasena.
4. Nāgasena’s son was King Samiddha.
5. Samiddha’s son was King Disampati.
6. Disampati’s son was King Reṇu.
7.
Reṇu’s son was King Kusa.
8. Kusa’s son was King Mahā Kusa.
9. Mahā Kusa’s son was King Navaraṭṭha.
10. Navaraṭṭha’s son was King Dasaraṭṭha.
11. Dasaraṭṭha’s son was King Rāma.
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12. Rāma’s son was King Vilāraṭṭha.
13. Vilāraṭṭha’s son was King Cittaraṁsi.
14. Cittaraṁsī’s son was King Ambaraṁsī.