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2. Datta Seventh Väsudeva(1) of the Bharaha(2) region. He lived prior to Malli(1), the nineteenth Titthamkara, and posterior to Ara, the eighteenth Titthamkara. He was son of king Aggisiha and his queen Sesavai(2) of Vānārasi. Namdana(1) was his elder brother. Laliyamitta was his previous birth name. His height was seventy six dhanusas. After enjoying fifty-six thousand years life he died and again took birth in the fifth hell. He had killed his Padisattu Paharāa(2). 1. Sam. 158, AvaBh. 40-41. vis 1765, 1777; Tir 577, 602-615, Sth. 672; AvaN. 403-413,
421, Uttk. p. 349. According to Tilogapaņpatti (4.1422) his total age was 32000
years. According to Sam. 35 his height was 35 bows. 3. Datta Fifth Kulagara of the coming Ussappiņi (ascending cycle) in the Bharaha(2) region. See Kulagara.
1. Sam. 159, Sth. 556, Tir. 1004. 4. Datta One of the hundred sons of Usabha(1)".
1. KalpDh. 151. 5. Datta A merchant belonging to the city of Tagarā. He had renounced the world along with his wife Bhaddā(1) and his son Arahaņņa(2) and become a disciple of preceptor Arahamitta(3).1
1. UttCu. p. 58, UttN. and Utts. p. 90, Uttk. p. 34, PakY. p. 24. 6. Datta Disciple of Siha(6) and grand disciple of Samgamathera. He was sent to Kollaira by Siha to see the condition of Samgamathera who stayed there fore a long period. When he saw' his grand teacher living at one and the same place even after the lapse of a pretty long time, he suspected his fidelity. (Monks are not expected to stay at one and the same place for a long period.) Later his suspicion was removed by a god.1 1. NisCu. III. p. 408, UttCu. p. 67, PinNBh. 40, PinNM. pp. 125-6, PiņN. 427,
Mar. 491.
7. Datta Son of king Jiyasattu(3) of Turu viņi. He was very fond of sacrifice (yajña). Once he asked preceptor Kālaga(5) to explain the fruit of sacrificial performances. Kālaga told him that it was hell. Datta was killed by his own persons as already prophesied by Kālaga.
1. AvaCu. I. p. 495, AvaN. 872. 8. Datta Father of Meyajja(1), the tenth principal disciple of Malāvira.1
1. AvaN. 648, Vis. 2509.
9. Datta Aking whose son was Jiyasattu(2) and grandson Meghaghosa.
1. Tir. 695-6. 10. Datta Son of king Kakki of Pādaliputta.
1. Tir. 690.
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