Devadatta

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Jit Majumdar


  1. given by the gods
  2. the cousin of Gautama Buddha, who was hostile to him and jealous of him; a son of King Jayadatta (K.S.S.); a son of Haridatta (K.S.S.); a son of Uruśravā and father of Agniveśa (Bv. Pur.); the father of Utathya (M. Bh.); the conchshell of Arjuna (M. Bh.); a nāga (Bg. Pur.)