Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.779
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.779
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Pabbajjā Sutta.—When Gotama, after leaving home, entered Giribbaja (Rājagaha) for alms, Bimbisāra saw him go and sent messengers to discover his whereabouts. They reported that Gotama was taking his meal under the shadow of the Paṇḍavapabbata. There Bimbisāra visited him and requested him to share his kingdom. Gotama told Bimbisāra of his antecedents, that he was a Sākyan of Kosala and had renounced all pleasures, seeing ill in them.¹