Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.3468
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.3468
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Bakkula was the son of a banker in Kosambī.¹⁷ In the Buddha's time there lived near the ferry at Kosambī a powerful Nāga-king, the reincarnation of a former ship's captain. The Nāga was converted by Sāgata, who thereby won great fame.¹⁸ Rujā was born in a banker's family in Kosambī.¹⁹ Citta-paṇḍita was also born there.²⁰ A king, by name Kosambaka (*q.v.*), once ruled there.