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Ajatasatru
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AjatasatruAjatasatru was a king of Magadha in Shakyamuni’s day. Whil… More was a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More king of Magadha in Shakyamuni’s day. While still a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More prince, he became friendly with Devadatta, who incited him to have his father Bimbisara killed and become king in his stead. He made Magadha into the most powerful kingdom in India. Later he converted to BuddhismThe teachings of Gautama the Buddha. Buddhism today is divid… More and supported the First Buddhist Council for the compilation of BuddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the root budh, mean… More Shakyamuni’s teachings.
“Ajatasattu’s name means ‘enemy before birth,’ which according to the legend, derives from his mother’s wish to drink blood from the knee of her husband [when she was pregnant with him]. This was interpreted by the astrologers to mean that her child would kill his father. Ajatasattu is described as an ambitious prince who wanted to become ruler of the kingdom as quickly as possible and could not wait for the death of his father. Together with Devadatta, he contrived a“The Sanskrit prefix ‘A’ means ‘not’, the negative… More double conspiracy: since Devadatta was eager to take over the leadership of the Buddhist order, he was to murder the BuddhaSanskrit बुद्ध past tense from the root budh, mean… More, and Ajatasattu was to kill his own father.
The plot was discovered. Bimbisara pardoned his son and ceded him the throne. Ajatasattu, nevertheless, did notfeel secure with his father still alive and had him incarcerated and starved together with his wife, Queen Vaidehi.”
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