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Mahāpatāpa

1. Mahāpatāpa, Mahāpatāpana.– King of Bārāṇasī, father of the Bodhisatta in the Cūḷadhammapāla Jātaka (q.v.) He is identified with Devadatta. He was swallowed up by the earth. J.iii.182. DhA.i.129.

2. Mahāpatāpa.– A king of thirty-five world-cycles ago, a former birth of Vīra (or Nigguṇḍipupphiya) Thera. ThagA.i.50; Ap.i.205.

3. Mahāpatāpa.– A king of twenty-seven world-cycles ago; a former birth of Vaṭamsakiya Thera. Ap.i.216.

4. Mahāpatāpa.– A primeval king, descendant of Mahāsammata. Dpv.iii.7; Mhv.ii.5; cp. Mtu.i.348.