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These ten Sakyan kings and King Sīhassara’s descendants down to Jeyyasena,
82,000 in all, ruled successively in Kapilavatthu in the Sakyan kingdom.
The last of these 82,010 kings, Jeyyasena, had a son and daughter, Sīhahanu and
Yasodharā respectively.
At that time, King Ukkāsakka and Queen Yasavatī of Devadaha also had a son
and a daughter, Añjana and Kañcanā respectively.
From the marriage of Prince Sīhahanu, son of King Jeyyasena of Kapilavatthu,
and Princess Kañcana, daughter of Ukkāsakka of Devadaha, were five sons and
two daughters, totalling seven children. The five sons were:
1. Suddhodana.
2. Amitodana.
3. Dhotodana.
4. Sakkodana.
5. Sukkodana.
According to the commentary to the Discourse on the Correct Way to Wander
(
Sammā-paribbājanīya-sutta
, Snp 2.13) the two daughters were:
1. Princess Amittā.
2. Princess Pāḷitā.
From the marriage of Prince Añjana, son of King Ukkāsakka of Devadaha and
Princess Yasodharā, daughter of King Jeyyasena of Kapilavatthu, two sons and
two daughters were born, totalling four children. The name of King Añjana is
also mentioned as Mahā Suppabuddha. The two sons were Prince Suppabuddha
and Prince Daṇḍapāni. The
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daughters were: 1) Princess Siri Mahā Māyā
and 2) Princess Pajāpatī Gotamī.
Prince Suddhodana, son of Sīhahanu, was married to the two daughters of King
Añjana: Princess Siri Mahā Māyā and Princess Pajāpatī Gotamī. The elder sister,
Siri Mahā Māyā, gave birth to Prince Siddhattha and the younger sister, Pajāpatī
Gotamī, gave birth to Princess Rūpanandā and Prince Nanda.
On the authority of this brief statement, there were ten kings descended from
King Ukkāmukha, founder of Kapilavatthu.
There were 82,000 kings descended from King Sīhassara, down to Jeyyasena.