Veṭhadīpa untranslated

Veṭhadīpa, Veṭhadīpaka. A Brahmin settlement, the chieftain of which claimed a part of the Buddha’s relics; having obtained the relics, he built at Thūpa over them (DN.ii.165, 167; Bv.xxviii.3).

According to the Dhammapada Commentary, the kings of Veṭhadīpaka and Allakappa once lived in intimate friendship (Dhp­a.i.161; see JRAS. 1907, p. 1049).