Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c30.7
Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c30.7
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v2.c30.7
According to the *Mahābodhivamsa*, Kālāsoka was succeeded by his ten sons: Bhadrasena, Koraṇḍavarṇa, Maṅgura, Sabbañjaha, Jālaka, Ubhaka, Sañjaya, Koravya, Nandivardhana, and Pañcamaka, who ruled simultaneously for 22 years. This tradition, however, is not corroborated by other Buddhist sources, according to which Kālāsoka or Viśoka was succeeded by his son Śūrasena, who reigned for 17 years.¹
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- Mahābodhivaṃsa — Upatissa (Mahābodhivaṃsa), Pāli