Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c18.131
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c18.131
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2. **Jambuka.**—A parrot, an incarnation of the Bodhisatta, adopted as his son by Brahmadatta, king of Benares. He preached to the king on the fivefold power—of limbs, of wealth, of counsel, of caste and of wisdom—the last being the best. The king thereupon appointed him commander-in-chief.¹