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'''Bimbisara''' (Skt. ''Bimbisāra''; Tib. | '''Bimbisara''' (Skt. ''Bimbisāra''; Tib. [[གཟུགས་ཅན་སྙིང་པོ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''gzugs can snying po'') was the king of [[Magadha]] and chief royal patron of the [[Buddha Shakyamuni|Buddha]] during his lifetime, who reigned from his capital city of [[Rajagriha]]. Bimbisara met a tragic death at the hands of his son [[Ajatashatru]] who was persuaded to murder his father by [[Devadatta]], the Buddha’s evil cousin. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:30, 13 September 2023
Bimbisara (Skt. Bimbisāra; Tib. གཟུགས་ཅན་སྙིང་པོ་, Wyl. gzugs can snying po) was the king of Magadha and chief royal patron of the Buddha during his lifetime, who reigned from his capital city of Rajagriha. Bimbisara met a tragic death at the hands of his son Ajatashatru who was persuaded to murder his father by Devadatta, the Buddha’s evil cousin.
