Mahāpanāda

1. Mahāpanāda. Son of Suruci and king of Mithilā. He owned a palace one hundred storeys high, all of emerald; it was one thousand bow-shots (twenty five leagues) high and sixteen broad and held six thousand musicians.

Mahāpanāda was a previous birth of Bhaddaji. See the Mahāpanāda Jātaka and also Kosalā. See also Sankha (3).

2. Mahāpanāda. A primeval king, descendant of Mahāsammata. Mhv.ii.4; Dpv.iii.7.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from