1. Jayasena.-Father of Siddhattha Buddha (J.i.40; BuA.187). The Buddhavamsa (xvii.13) calls him Udena.
2. Jayasena.-Father of Phussa Buddha (Bu.xix.14; J.i.41). The Buddha preached to him and he became an arahant (BuA.193). He was king of Kásí and his wife was Sirima (PVA.19). See also Tirokuddapetavatthu.
3. Jayasena.-King of Kapilavatthu. His son was Síhahanu and his daughter Yasodhará. His grandson was Suddhodana. Mhv.ii.15.ff; Dpv.iii.44; MT.134; but see Mtu.i.352, where he is called Hastikasírsa.
The Tibetan sources call him Dhanvadurga. (Rockhill, p.13.)
4. Jayasena
A prince who once visited the novice Aciravata at Veluvana in Rájagaha and asked him to teach the Doctrine. Reluctantly the novice did so, but at the end of the exposition Jayasena declared that he was unable to agree with it.
When this was reported to the Buddha he said that Jayasena, being given up to luxury, could not be expected to appreciate renunciation (M.iii.128).
A discussion which Jayasena had with his uncle Bhúmiya Thera is recorded in the Bhúmiya Sutta. In this case we are told that Jayasena was pleased with the discourse and entertained Bhúmiya to his own dish of rice (M.iii.138).
Buddhaghosa (MA.ii.932) says that Jayasena was Bimbisára's own son (Bimbisárassa putto orasako).
5. Jayasena.-A king who built for Sobhita Buddha at Sudassana a vihára one league in extent (Bu.vii.6; BuA.138). Jayasena was one of the chief lay supporters of Sobhita. Ibid., 140; but see Bu.vii.23.
6. Jayasena.-One of the theras present at the foundation of the Mahá Thúpa. Dpv.xix.8; MT.527.