naradatta
Naradatta , ( 1 ) n. of a nephew and pupil of the ṛṣi Asita: LV 101.2 ff. ; in Mv as in Pali named Nālaka ; ( 2 ) n. of a Bodhisattva: ŚsP 6.8 ; ( 3 ) n. of a virtuous man ( satpuruṣa q.v. ): SP 3.11 ( Kashgar rec. Nāla°; Burnouf Ratnadatta, noting that all mss. but one read Nara°; Tib. mes byin , which should render Pitāmahadatta, doubtless understanding Nara as the Primeval Spirit, also sometimes called Pitāmaha).