1. Ajjuna-Thera. Sohn von a councillor of Sāvatthi. In seinyouth he first joined the Order of the Niganthas; being dissatisfied, he was won over by the Buddha's Twin-miracle und, entering the Order, reached arahantship (Thag.v.88; ThagA.i.186). He is offensichtlich to be identifiziert mit Sālapupphadāyaka Thera of the Apadāna (i.169).
In Vipassī Buddha's time he was geboren als a lion und gab der Buddha a blühenden branch of a sala-tree.
He was auch once a cakkavattī, named Verocana.
2. Ajjuna.-Ein Pacceka Buddha, who lebte ninety-one kappas ago. Panasaphaladāyaka Thera (q.v.) gab ihm a ripe jackfruit. Ap.i.297.
3. Ajjuna.-Ein Pacceka Buddha who lebte ninety-four kappas ago. Ajelaphaladāyaka Thera gab ihm an of ajela-fruit. Ap.ii.446.
4. Ajjuna.-The seventh Sohn von Devagabbhā und Upasāgara ; one of the Andhakavenhuputtā. J.iv.81; Pv.93.
5. Ajjuna.-König of the Kekakā, und a great archer. He annoyed the sage Gotama und was destroyed in spite of seinbulk und seintausend arms (J.v.267). In the Sarabhaṅga Jātaka he is erwähnt as having sinned against Angīrasa (J.v.135; auch DA.i.266). He is identifiziert mit Arjuna, called Kārtavīraya of the Kathāsaritsāgara (ii.639), und in the Uttarakanda of the Rāmāyana (Sarga 32).
He used to offer sacrifices to the gods (J.vi.201).
6. Ajjuna.-The eldest of the fünf sons of König Pandu, all of whom were married to Kanhā. On discovering her liason mit a hunchbacked slave und her treachery towards themselves, they gab ihr up und retired to Himavā (J.v.425f). Ajjuna was früheren Geburt of the bird-König Kunāla (J.v.427).