Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.296
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.296
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v2.c27.296
3. Pañcālacanda.—A former birth of Kuṇāla. He was the chaplain of Kaṇḍari, king of Benares, and helped the king in discovering the love intrigues of his queen, Kinnarā, with a misshapen cripple. When Kaṇḍari wished to have the queen beheaded, Pañcālacanda interceded on her behalf and convinced the king, by recalling to his mind several experiences they had lived through together, that the queen’s sin was due to her nature as woman.¹