[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c7.169 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.169 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.169 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.169) Ādāsamukha.—The Bodhisatta born as the King of Benares. He was the son of Janasandha (also called Dasaratha), and because his face was resplendent with beauty like a well-polished golden mirror, he was called Ādāsamukha. His father died when he was seven years old, and the courtiers tested the boy in various ways before crowning him king. - [Previous: v1.c7.168](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.168) - [Next: v1.c7.170](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.170) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.169](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.169) · Pramāṇa