1. Sudassana. The city of birth of Sumedha Buddha. J.i.37, 38; Bu.xii.18.
2. Sudassana. A monastery in Rammanagam where Dípankara Buddha lived. J.i.11; DhA.i.69.
3. Sudassana. Younger brother and Aggasávaka of Sujáta Buddha. J.i.38; Bu.xiii.25; BuA.169.
4. Sudassana. A park, at the gates of which Sujáta Buddha performed his Twin Miracle (BuA.168) before going to Tusita.
5. Sudassana. The horse ridden by Atthadassí Buddha when he left the world. BuA.178.
6. Sudassana. The city where Atthadassí Buddha preached to the Bodhisatta. BuA.180.
7. Sudassana. Father of Piyadassí Buddha (BuA.172); but see Sudatta (9).
8. Sudassana. A palace occupied by Dhammadassí Buddha (Bu.xvi.14; BuA.182) in his last lay life; from this palace he left the world.
9. Sudassana. A pleasance in Subhavatí where Anomadassí Buddha preached his first sermon. BuA.143.
10. Sudassana. A city where Sobhita Buddha performed his Yamaka-pátiháriya under the cittapátali; King Jayasena built for him there a vihára one league in extent. BuA.138.
11. Sudassana. The city in which Nárada Buddha died. Bu.x.33.
12. Sudassana. A palace occupied by Revata Buddha before his renunciation. Bu.vi.17.
13. Sudassana. A palace in Renuvatí occupied by Vimala (7). Ap.i.61.
14. Sudassana. A deva king of Sudassana-pabbata who was a heretic. Piyadassí Buddha visited him, refuted his views, and converted him with his ninety crores of followers. Bu.xiv.4f.; BuA.173.
15. Sudassana. A setthi whose daughter gave a meal of milk rice to Vipassí Buddha. BuA.195.
16. Sudassana. A nigama where the daughter of Piyadassí-setthi gave milk rice to Sikhí Buddha. BuA.201.
17. Sudassana. A king of Sarabbavati. He was the Bodhisatta in the time of Vessabhú Buddha. He later renounced his kingdom and became a monk. Bu.xxii.11; BuA.207; J.i.42.
18. Sudassana. A city near Isipatana where Konágamana Buddha preached (BuA.214). Sudassana was an old name for Benares. See J.iv.119; v.177.
19. Sudassana. A king of seventy one kappas ago; a previous birth of Ekasankhiya Thera. Ap.ii.391.
20. Sudassana. One of the disciples of Padumuttara Buddha. He was declared eminent among those who possessed Luck. It was his example which inspired Sívalí to wish for similar honour. Ap.ii.493.
21. Sudassana. A park keeper of Dhaññavatí; he gave grass to Nárada Buddha for his seat. BuA.151.
22. Sudassana. Thirty four kappas ago there were four kings of this name, previous births of Madhupindika Thera. Ap.i.137.
23. Sudassana. A garland maker of Hamsavatí. He gave a jasmine garland to Padumuttara Buddha. He was a former birth of Mutthipupphiya Thera. Ap.i.142; cf. ThagA.i.127.
24. Sudassana. A Pacceka Buddha of thirty one kappas ago. Kutajapupphiya (Hárita) (Ap.i.451; ThagA.i.87f.; cf. M.iii.69,87) and Candana Thera (ThagA.i.395) met him in Cávala-(Vassala-)pabbata and paid him homage.
25. Sudassana. A Nága-rája, son of Dhatarattha. He was brother to Bhúridatta. See the Bhúridatta Játaka. He is identified with Sáriputta. J.vi.219; see also J.iv.182.
26. Sudassana Thera (Ap.i.164f). Evidently another name for Ugga Thera. ThagA.i.174f.
27. Sudassana. A vihára built by the rájá of Sílavatí as an offering to Bandhura Thera. ThagA.i.208f.
28. Sudassana. Nephew of Pasenadi. The Buddha taught him a stanza to recite whenever Pasenadi sat down to a meal, in order that the king might observe moderation in eating. For this service Pasenadi paid him one hundred kahápanas a day. S.i.82; DhA.iii.264f. This story is also given at ibid., iv.15f., but there the nephew is called Uttara.
29. Sudassana, called Sudassana kúta, Sudassanagiri, Sudassanasiluccaya. The first of the five mountain ranges surrounding Anotatta. It is of a golden colour, two hundred leagues in height, and bent inwards like a crow's beak (SNA.ii.437; cf. 443; AA.ii.759; J.vi.125). Dípankara Buddha held an assembly of his monks there. Bu.ii.200.
30. Sudassana. The personal attendant of Piyadassí Buddha. ThagA.i.230.
31. Sudassana. A king of the dynasty of Mahásammata. Mhv.ii.5; Dpv.iii.7.
32. Sudassana. The name given to the city of the gods (devanagara). J.ii.114; BuA.67, etc.