DÄ«ghÄyu
1. DÄ«ghÄyu (DÄ«ghÄvu).- Son of DÄ«ghÄ«ti, king of Kosala. After his parents had been cruelly murdered by Brahmadatta, king of KÄsi, he became the attendant of this kind; 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; DhA.i.46f; J.iii.211f, 487). He was the Bodhisatta (J.iii.490).
2. DÄ«ghÄyu.- See Ä€yuvaá¸á¸hana.
3. DÄ«ghÄyu.- A SÄkiyan prince, grandson of Amitodana and brother of BhaddakaccÄnÄ. He went to Sri Lanka and there founded a settlement which he named after himself. His son was DÄ«ghagÄmaṇī. Mhv.ix.10f; 18; Dpv.x.6, 8.
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