Vessamittā untranslated

Vessamittā. Queen of Kosambī. When her husband was killed in battle his conqueror wished to marry her, but she refused. He ordered her to be burnt, but by her piety she was unscathed and received great honour. Ras.i.18f.

Vessāmitta 01. Vessāmitta. A celebrated sage of old. Vin.i.245; DN.i.104; MN.ii.169, 200; AN.iii.224; iv. 61, etc.

Vessāmitta 02. A king of old who led a good life and was reborn in Sakka’s heaven. Ja.vi.251.

Vessāmitta 03. A Yakkha chief who, with five hundred others of the same name, was present at the preaching of the Mahā Samayasutta. DN.ii.257. He is mentioned among the Yakkha chiefs to be invoked in time of need by followers of the Buddha (DN.iii.205). Buddhaghosa says he was so-called because he lived on a mountain called Vessāmitta. DN­a.ii.686; iii.970.