Reṇu untranslated

Reṇu 01. Son and successor of King Disampati. On the death of his father Reṇu, with the advice and co operation of his chief steward (Mahā Govinda) Jotipāla, who was also his great friend, divided his kingdom into seven parts and shared it with his friends – Sattabhu, Brahmadatta, Vessabhū, Bharata, and the two Dhataraṭṭhas.

The seven divisions of the kingdom were called Kaliṅga, Assaka, Avanti, Sovīra, Videha, Aṅga and Kāsi; their capitals were, respectively, Dantapura, Potana, Māhissatī, Roruka, Mithilā, Campā and Bārāṇasī. Reṇu himself occupied the central kingdom. DN.ii.228-36; Reṇu probably reigned in Benares, though the account given in the Mahā Govindasutta does not make it clear which was his kingdom; see Dial.ii.270 n.; also Mvu.iii.197-209; and Reṇu (2).

Reṇu 02. Son of Disampati, king of Benares (Dpv.iii.40; Mhv­ṭ. 130). He is probably identical with Reṇu (1).

Reṇu 03. King of Uttarapañcāla, the capital of the Kurus. He was the father of Somanassa. For details see the Somanassajātaka. Ja 505, Ja.iv.444ff.

Reṇu 04. A king of forty-five kappas ago, a previous birth of Vajjiputta (Reṇupūjaka) Thera. Thag­a.i.143=Ap.i.146.