Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2351
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2351
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Mahāhaṃsa Jātaka (No. 534).—Khemā, wife of Saṃyama, king of Benares, had a dream, after which she longed to see a golden haṃsa preach the law from the royal throne. When the king came to know this, he consulted various people, and, acting on their advice, had a pond dug to the north of the city in the hope of enticing a golden haṃsa there, and appointed a fowler, who came to be called Khemaka, to look after the pond.