Miscellaneous Topics – 2372
history having a good reputation as an unbroken aristocratic lineage
(
asambhinna-khattiya
).
The Founding of Devadaha
The Sakyan princes living in Kapilavatthu used to go to a big, pleasant and
beautiful lake in order to amuse themselves in the water. Because it was the lake
of royal sports, it came to be known as Devadaha,
Deva
implying Sakyan princes
as recognized lords, and
daha
meaning a lake for watery games.
Later on, those Sakyan princes who came to the lake for amusements did not
return to Kapilavatthu but built royal lodges near the lake. In due course, the
area prospered and became a city itself, earning the name Devadaha after the
lake. The Sakyans residing in that city were also named Devadaha-Sakyans after
the city.
355
The Descendants of Ukkāmukha the Sakyan King
The rulers belonging to Kapilavatthu are as follows:
1. Its founder, King Ukkāmukha.
356
2. His son, King Nipuṇa.
3.
His son, King Candimā.
4.
His son, King Candamukha.
5.
His son, King Sivi.
6.
His son, King Sañjaya.
7.
His son, King Vessantara, the Bodhisatta.
8.
His son, King Jāli.
9.
His son, King Sīhavāhana.
10. His son, King Sīhassara.
355
This is based on the commentary to the Discourse about Devadaha (
Devadaha-sutta
,
MN 101).
356
He was called thus because when the king spoke a brilliant light, a sign of authority
came out from his mouth like his ancestor, King Okkāka.