King of Uttarapañcála, in the country of Kampilla. His chaplain was Kevatta. For their story see the Mahá Ummagga Játaka. Cúlani is identified with Sáriputta (J.vi.478). He is also called Cúlaniya (J.vi.437, 477) and Cúlaneyya (J.vi.437).
The Petavatthu (Pv.ii.13; PvA.160ff ) contains a story of a queen of Cúlani-Brahmadatta called Ubbarí, whom he discovered while wandering about in his kingdom disguised as a tailor. Here the king is also referred to as Cúlaniputta (vs.8.9), and the scholiast explains (PvA.164) that Cúlani was his father's name; it is said (Pv.ii.13, vs.9, 10) that there were innumerable kings of Pañcála bearing that name.