Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3520
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3520
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The Milindapañha²⁸ mentions an encounter of Asoka with a courtesan of Pāṭaliputta, Bindumati, who, in order to show the king the power of an Act of Truth, made the waters of the Ganges to flow back. According to the Petavatthu Aṭṭhakathā²⁹ there was a king of Suraṭṭha, called Piṅgala, who used to visit Asoka in order to give him counsel. Perhaps he was an old friend or tutor of the king.