Varuṇa untranslated

Varuṇa 01. One of the chief lay disciple’s of Sumana Buddha. Bv.v.28.

Varuṇa 02. Son of Revata Buddha and also his chief disciple. His mother was Sudassanā (Bv.vi.18, 21; Ja.i.35). Once, when he was ill, large numbers of people came to see him, and he preached to them on the three signata, ordaining one hundred thousand persons by the “ehi bhikkhu” ordination. Bv­a.163.

Varuṇa 03. The personal attendant of Anomadassī Buddha. Ja.i.36; Bv.viii.22; Dhp­a.i.88, etc.

Varuṇa 04. The personal attendant of Paduma Buddha. Bv.ix.21; Ja.i.36.

Varuṇa 05. Sixteen kappas ago there were eight kings of this name, all previous births of Malitavambha (Kumudadāyaka) Thera. Thag­a.i.211; Ap.i.180.

Varuṇa 06. A disciple of Piyadassī Buddha. Thag­a.i.75, 273.

Varuṇa 07. A Brahmin, a former birth of Suppiya Thera. Thag­a.i.93; Ap.ii.452.

Varuṇa 08. A king of fifty-one kappas ago, a previous birth of Sayanadāyaka Thera. Ap.i.99.

Varuṇa 09. One hundred and sixty kappas ago there were two kings of this name, previous births of Sucintita Thera. Ap.i.115.

Varuṇa 10. A king of forty kappas ago, a previous birth of Ekasaññaka Thera. Ap.i.121.

Varuṇa 11. A king in the time of Atthadassī Buddha, a previous birth of Sīvalī (Ekāsaniya) Thera. Ap.i.149 calls him devarājā; Thag­a.i.139 calls him ekarājā.

Varuṇa 12. A yavapāla who gave grass to Siddhattha Buddha for his seat. Bv­a.185.

Varuṇa 13. A Brahmin village, residence of the Brahmin Vasabha. Bv­a.172.

Varuṇa 14. A king of twenty-five kappas ago, a former birth of Pilindavaccha Thera. Thag­a.i.52; Ap.i.59.

Varuṇa 15. A Nāga king in the time of Anomadassī Buddha, a previous birth of Mahā Moggallāna. He played music to the Buddha and entertained him in his abode. Ap.i.31.

Varuṇa 16. An ascetic who, together with the hunter Sura, discovered intoxicating liquor. This came to be called Vāruṇī. See Kumbhakārajātaka (Ja 408), Ja.v.12f.

Varuṇa 17. A Nāga king. His wife was Vimalā and their daughter was Irandatī. For details see Vidhurapaṇḍitajātaka (Ja 545). Varuṇa is identified with Sāriputta. Ja.vi.329.

Varuṇa 18. A king of the Devas, mentioned as the companion of Sakka, Pajāpatī and Isāna. In battle against the Asuras, the Devas of Tāvatiṁsa were asked to look upon the banner of Varuṇa in order to have all their fears dispelled (SN.i.219).

In the Tevijjasutta (DN.i.244; cf. Ja.v.28; vi.20; also Mil. 22) Varuṇa is mentioned with Indra, Soma, Isāna, Pajāpatī, Yama and Mahiddhi, as the gods invoked by Brahmins.

In the Āṭānāṭiyasutta (DN.iii.204) he is mentioned with Indra and others as a Yakkha chief.

Buddhaghosa says (SN­a.i.262) that Varuṇa is equal in age and glory (vaṇṇa) with Sakka and takes the third seat in the assembly of Devas. See also Varuṇā and Vāruṇī.

Varuṇā. A class of deities present at the preaching of the Mahā Samayasutta (DN.ii.259, 260). They probably form the retinue of Varuṇa (18).

Vāruṇā. A class of deities, followers of Varuṇa, who were present at the preaching of the Mahā Samayasutta. DN.ii.259.