Pasenadi
| Pasenadi | |
|---|---|
| Raja | |
Ikshvaku | |
| Father | Sanjaya Mahākosala |
Pasenadi (
Gautama Buddha
, and built many Buddhist monasteries for the Buddha.
Life
Pasenadi studied in
Viḍūḍabha and a daughter, Princess Vajira, who was later married to Ajatashatru (Pali: Ajātasattu).[4][3] He married his sister Kosala Devi to Bimbisara.[5]
Reign
By the time of Pasenadi, Kosala had become the suzerain of the
Licchavi tribe which lived to the east of his kingdom.[7]
During Pasenadi's reign, a
Viḍūḍabha usurp the throne of Kosala to avenge the death of Bandhula, after which Pasenadi fled from Kosala and died in front of the gates of the Māgadhī capital of Rājagaha.[8]
The Puranas instead of Viḍūḍabha mention the name of Kṣudraka as his successor.[9]
References
Citations
- ^ Marshall p.59
- ^ Raychaudhuri H. (1972). Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, pp.90,176
- ^ a b Sastri 1988, p. 17.
- ^ Pasenadi. PaliKanon.com
- ^ Upinder Singh 2016, p. 271.
- ^ Sharma 1968, p. 231-236.
- ^ Sharma 1968, p. 121.
- ^ Sharma 1968, p. 178-180.
- ISBN 81-7276-413-8, pp.287-8
Sources
- ISBN 81-208-0465-1
- Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999) [1988], Ancient Indian History and Civilization (Second ed.), New Age International Publishers, ISBN 81-224-1198-3
- Sharma, J. P. (1968). Republics in Ancient India, C. 1500 B.C.-500 B.C. ISBN 978-9-004-02015-3.
- ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9