A brahmin settlement, the chieftain of which claimed a part of the Buddha's relics; having obtained the relics, he built at thūpa over them (D.ii.165, 167; Bu.xxviii.3).
According to the Dhammapada Commentary, the kings of Vethadīpaka and Allakappa once lived intimate friendship. (DhA.i.161; see J.R.A.S. 1907, p. 1049).