1. Virúpakkha. One of the Cátummahárájano (Regent Kings). He is Regent of the western quarter and lord of the Nágas (D.ii.258; D.iii.199; Dvy. 126, 148). In the assembly of the devas he sits facing east (D.ii.207, 221). Kálakanní is his daughter (J.iii.257). All Nágas visit him regularly as their lord and wait on him, and any question of dispute arising among them would be referred to him for solution. E.g., J.vi.168; cf. AA.i.143.


2. Virúpakkha. The name of a Nága family (Vin.ii.109; A.ii.72; J.ii.145); they were, perhaps, followers of Virúpakkha (q.v.).


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