Dīghāyu untranslated

Dīghāyu 01. (Dīghāvu). Son of Dīghīti, king of Kosala. After his parents had been cruelly murdered by Brahmadatta, king of Kāsi, he became the attendant of this king; in order to avenge their death, but when the occasion arose he made peace with Brahmadatta. His father’s kingdom was restored to him, and he married Brahmadatta’s daughter (Vin.i.343ff; Dhp­a.i.46f; Ja.iii.211f, 487). He was the Bodhisatta (Ja.iii.490).

Dīghāyu 02. See Āyuvaḍḍhana.

Dīghāyu 03. A Sākiyan prince, grandson of Amitodana and brother of Bhaddakaccānā. He went to Ceylon and there founded a settlement which he named after himself. His son was Dīghagāmaṇī. Mhv.ix.10f; 18; Dpv.x.6, 8.