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	The Fruits of True Monkhood \| Chapter 2
		However, because Bimbisara had already attained the level of Sodapanna in his meditation, he was able to survive the smoke and starvation inflicted on him, by walking meditation keeping his mind full of the bliss of his meditation.
		Hearing that Bimbisara was not yet dead, Ajatasattu had his barber slice the soles of Bimbisara's feet with a razor and had salted butter rubbed into the wounds.
		Bimbisara's queen, the Kosala Devi was so filled with grief by the news of Bimbisara's death that she could not bear to set eyes on Ajatasattu ever again.
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	1Up India > Indian Pilgrimages, India > Rajgir- known in the past as the picturesque place.
		It was the capital of the powerful Magadhan kingdom, ruled by the virtuous King Bimbisara during the lifetime of the Buddha.
		Bimbisara offered half his kingdom to Siddhartha but all he received was an assurance that when Siddhartha achieved his gola he would return to Rajagriha.
		It was here that Bimbisara's queen tried to get rid of her unborn child when it was prophesied that her son would one day kill his father.
	www.1upindia.com /pilgrimages/rajgir.html (1004 words)

	The story of Rudrayana
		During the time that the Buddha dwelt in Rajagrha, and in that city king Bimbisara ruled with justice, in the far-distant city of Roruka reigned king Rudrayana, whose rule was no less beneficent.
		The king followed her advice, he resigned the kingdom to his son Qikhandin, whom he counseled to govern justly and act on the advice of the wise ministers Hiru and Bhiru; he then retired to Rajagrha where he was ordained monk by the Buddha himself.
		When the venerable Rudrayana was begging in the streets of Rajagrha, an impressive meeting took place between him and Bimbisara who could not understand the renouncement of his former colleague and tried with various inducements to persuade him to return to the pleasures of life; but Rudrayana remained firm.
	rubens.anu.edu.au /htdocs/bycountry/indonesia/borobudur/Moksha/ONE/Main/Text1b/64.html (1564 words)

	Jataka Stories - Bimbisara
		When the Buddha and his monks visited Rajgir as royal guests and finished the royal meals, Bimbisara then poured some water from a golden jar on the Buddha’s hands to express the solemnity of his pledge to donate Veluvana Park to him and his monks.
		As Bimbisara was not supposed to die except by starvation, so he was imprisoned in a heated prison house, where he was made to starve.
		Bimbisara thought that his son had relented and had, at last, realised his guilt; so, he had sent the barbers to shave his beard and cut his hair to help him lead the life of a monk.
	www.ignca.nic.in /jatak092.htm (540 words)

	Ambapali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stories of her beauty traveled to the Magadha empire, a hostile neighbour of the republic state of Vaishali, and Bimbisara, the Magadha emperor became infatuated with her and she also bore a son to him, named Vimala Kondanna.
		Before meeting her, to combat her raving beauty, king Bimbisara was constrained to appoint a parallel courtesan for his capital city of Rajgir.
		Bimbisara is said to have married her during an incognito visit during his invasion of Vaishali.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ambapali (331 words)

	BIMBISARA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bimbisara was one of the early kings of the Indian kingdom of Magadha.
		His expansion of the kingdom is considered to have laid the foundations for the later expansion of the Maurya Empire.
		Bimbisara was a friend of Jina (Founder of Jainism in India) and a protector of Buddha.
	www.hyperhistory.com /online_n2/people_n2/ppersons1_n2/bimbisara.html (59 words)

	Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism
		Bimbisara then requested that Shakyamuni teach him the truth he was seeking once he found it.
		Bimbisara donated Bamboo Grove Monastery to the Buddhist Order and is said to have built a flight of stone steps to the top of Eagle Peak near Rajagriha where Shakyamuni often taught.
		Bimbisara took his own life, however, thinking that they were coming to torture him.
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/dictionary/define?tid=1994 (282 words)

	Pictures, Photos of Rajgir, India
		When the Buddha went about the land teaching his Eightfold Path, the reigning king, Bimbisara, was moved by his message and "converted," becoming the first powerful Buddhist monarch and patron of the Buddha.
		King Bimbisara died in jail while his son moved the capital to Pataliputra (the future seat of the Mauryan Empire).
		We saw the walls of what is believed to be the prison where King Bimbisara died (some prison gear has been excavated), and a portion of the outer wall of the fortress of Rajagrih, both made of large, irregular chunks of orange sandstone, piled upon each other to create walls several feet thick.
	www.shunya.net /Pictures/NorthIndia/Rajgir/Rajgir.htm (256 words)

	My Political Thought on the life of the Buddha
		But nevertheless, Siddhattha refused the good wished of Bimbisara, and told the king gently that he wanted to renounce the world and did not want the throne, and then took leave of the King.
		Bimbisara requested Siddhattha to come and preach him if he were the Enlightened One.
		King Pasenadi and King Bimbisara were the Conquerors only inside their kingdom, but the Buddha was the Conqueror of the conquerors entirely.
	www.purifymind.com /ThoughtBuddhaLife.htm (7129 words)

	17-lifeofbuddha2
		King Bimbisara, who had now become a stream - winner, felt very happy and said to the Buddha: 'Venerable Sir, I had five kinds of aspirations when I was a young prince.
		Then King Bimbisara became a lay-disciple of the Buddha and invited the Buddha and his one thousand bhikkhus for alms-food at his palace the next morning.
		Indeed, when King Bimbisara offered alms-food to the bhikkhus led by the Buddha and donated the monastery, the petas were expecting anxiously to gain merits shared by the King.
	www.buddhismtoday.com /english/buddha/life/007-lifeofbuddha2.htm (3536 words)

	Ropeway to peace
		Other places of interest include the Venuvana which is the site of the first Buddhist monastery built by King Bimbisara; Ajatshatru's fort built in the 6th century; and a recently excavated 6.5-sq.metre stupa believed to have been built by Ajatshatru.
		The place that marks the incarceration of Bimbisara by his son, Ajatshatru, is locally referred to as Bimbisara's jail.
		Bimbisara himself chose this spot from which he could easily watch Lord Buddha climb up to his mountain retreat on Griddhakuta.
	www.blonnet.com /2000/10/02/stories/100272a4.htm (824 words)

	Life of Buddha: King Bimbisara (Part 1)
		King Bimbisara had once offered half his kingdom to the ascetic Gautama, who had turned down the bargain because he wanted to search for Enlightenment.
		Later, King Bimbisara had asked Gautama to promise to return to Rajagaha to enlighten him, should the ascetic find what he was looking for.
		His fame as a religious teacher was spreading in the city and it eventually reached the ears of King Bimbisara.
	www.buddhanet.net /e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/2_3lbud.htm (414 words)

	Pouring Water of Libation, Tradition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The legend has it that the King Bimbisara after making his offering to the Buddha, his second offering, in the name of his ancestors reborn as Petas (hungry ghost), he pour the water of libation to share merits with them.
		There was none, who was their former relatives of Bimbisara, to share merits to the petas.
		King Bimbisara then invited the bhikkhus led by the Buddha to have alms-food at his palace on that day.
	home.earthlink.net /~mpaw1238/id45.html (1610 words)

	Rajgir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Buddha converted the Mauryan king Bimbisara, one of his most celebrated followers at the Griddhakuta hill, where he delivered many of his sermons as well.
		Other places to be visited are Bimbisara ka jail, Jarasandha ka akhara, Venuvana, Karand tank, Maniyar math, Swamabhandar cave, Pippala cave, Viswa Shanti Stupa, the famous hot water springs and ruins of an old fort.
		The Buddha frequented Rajagriha, seeking the solitude and tranquillity of the Jivkamaravana monastery, preaching and meditating at the Griddhakuta hill (Hill of vultures).
	www.visitlordbuddha.com /cities/rajgir1.htm (2577 words)

	41. The Buddha preaching to Khema, Queen of King Bimbisara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		She was very pretty and being proud of her own beauty, had no wish to go to the Buddha, who was in the habit of preaching that "beauty is but skin deep".
		She therefore had a strong wish to visit it and went to the park where the Buddha was then in residence.
		King Bimbisara had told the attendants to see that the Queen should not come back without paying her respects to the Buddha.
	www.goldenlandpages.com /hotspots/buddhism/41.htm (221 words)

	Rajgir,Rajgir travel guide,travel agents for rajgir,rajgir bihar,buddhist destination rajgir,buddha bihar tour,india ...
		It was in Rajgriha that Lord Buddha delivered some of his famous sermons and converted king Bimbisara of the Magasha Kingdom and countless others to his creed.
		Once a great city, Rajgir is just a village today, but vestiges of a legendary and historical past remain, like the cyclopean wall that encircles the town and the marks engraved in rock that local folklore ascribes to Lord Krishna's chariot.
		King Bimbisara was imprisoned here by his impatient son and heir, Ajatashatru.
	www.tourmyindia.com /states/bihar/rajgir.html (908 words)

	Magadha and Srenika (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		King Bimbisara (Srenika) of Magadha and his wife Cellana were very ardent devotes of Mahavira.
		Bimbisara had built a very powerful empire and developed friendly relationship with almost every powerful king of India of his time.
		Bimbisara is so much respected by the Jainas that he is given the status of a Tirthankara in the next time cycle.
	www.jainworld.com /jainbooks/arhat/magsrenika.htm (130 words)

	King Bimbisara
		And King Bimbisara, noticing the commotion in the city, inquired the cause of it, and when he learned the news sent one of his attendants to observe the stranger.
		The king found the muni of the Sakya race seated under a tree.
		Contemplating the composure of his face and the gentleness of his deportment, Bimbisara greeted him reverently and said: "O samana, thy hands are fit to grasp the reins of an empire and should not hold a beggar's bowl.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bud/btg/btg09.htm (836 words)

	06_01
		King Bimbisara was not merely a follower of the Blessed Lord; he was also a great devotee, and a great supporter of his Dhamma.
		Then King Bimbisara with his own hands served the fraternity of monks with the Buddha at its head; and when the Blessed One had finished his meal and cleaned his bowl and his hands, he sat down near him.
		And King Bimbisara took a golden vessel with water in it, to be poured over the Buddha's hand; and made a gift to the Blessed One, saying, "I give this Veluvana pleasure garden, Lord, to the fraternity of monks with the Buddha at its head." The Blessed One accepted the park.
	www.columbia.edu /itc/mealac/pritchett/00ambedkar/ambedkar_buddha/06_01.html (2391 words)

	Life of Buddha: Tragedy of Bimbisara (Part 2)
		King Bimbisara had a son, Prince Ajatasattu, who was a good friend of the Buddha's enemy, Devadatta.
		When the barber came, the king spoke to him in a fury, "I command you to go to Bimbisara's cell, cut open the soles of his feet with your razor, tear the skin away and put salt and oil on the raw flesh.
		As for King Bimbisara, he was reborn as a deva in the Catummaharajika Heaven.
	www.buddhanet.net /e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/2_13lbud.htm (808 words)

	Ethics of Buddha and Buddhism by Sanderson Beck
		The king declared that all five of his wishes had been fulfilled - that he might be king, that a Buddha would come to his kingdom, that he would meet him, be instructed by him, and understand the teachings.
		About 491 BC when Shayamuni was 72, a schism arose in the community, because his cousin Devadatta wanted to take over as head of the community; but Buddha refused, saying that he would not even turn it over to Shariputra or Maudgalyayana much less to a vile one to be vomited like spit.
		Bimbisara and the Buddha were to be murdered; but since Bimbisara turned over his kingdom to his son, he was merely put in prison.
	www.san.beck.org /EC9-Buddha.html (9205 words)

	Rajgir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He also delivered some of his famous sermons and converted King Bimbisara of Magadha and countless others to his religion.
		Rajgir is also famous for its association with Shishunaga Kings Bimbisara and Ajatashatru.
		Bimbisara had given this beautiful park to Lord Buddha so that he can take rest here and give discourses to people.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rajgir (1090 words)

	Khema Theri
		After she listened to the discourse and realizing the impermanence of her beauty, she soon attained the Arahatship and was ordained to the order of the Nun.
		As such she did not want to see the Buddha or hear the Dhamma, as the Buddha had made it quite clear that external beauty was impermanent and of no value to enlightenment.
		King Bimbisara had his musicians describe in song the natural beauty of the grove in which the Buddha was residing.
	home.earthlink.net /~mpaw1235/id10.html (1219 words)

	Who's Who on the Gohonzon? Yet more Vedic Devas...
		Alarmed by this, King Bimbisara dropped the baby from the palace walls after his birth, but the boy survived and King Bimbisara apparently decided that he should not do anything else to make things worse.
		Hariti was obsessed with eating the children of Rajagriha, and eventually even her brother, the benevolent yaksha guardian of Rajagriha, and her husband Pancika were unable to stop her.
		Neither King Bimbisara nor even the devas were able to stop her, so in desperation the townspeople turned to Shakyamuni Buddha.
	nichirenscoffeehouse.net /ShuteiMandala/devas2.html (3628 words)

	The Story of Rudrayana and the Bhallatiya Jakata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Embarrassed by the magnificence of this present, King Bimbisara sought out the counsel of the Buddha, who advised the king to have the Tathagata's likeness painted onto a cloth and delivered to the ruler of Roruka.
		Then King Bimbisara wrote a letter telling King Rudrayana that he was now sending him the most precious thing that the world contained, which he must receive with due honor.
		When the venerable Rudrayana went begging in the streets of Rajagrha, he encountered King Bimbisara, who could not understand the renouncement of his former colleague and tried through various inducements to persuade him to change his mind and return to the pleasures of life.
	www.borobudur.tv /avadana_07.htm (2713 words)

	Vipassana Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bimbisara was the king of Magadha during the Buddha's life-time.
		It is not known for sure how many queens there were in King Bimbisara's harem or how many children he had.
		But from the custom of royal families of that time and from our knowledge of Bimbisara's lustful nature before he met the Buddha, we can infer that he had many queens and many children from these queens.
	www.vri.dhamma.org /newsletters/nl9607.html (3150 words)

	Tourism of India - Holiday Ideas
		The Buddha's son, Rahula, was ordained in Kapilvastu at the minimum age of twenty.
		Bimbisara, the ruler of Magadha became a follower.
		His son, Ajatashatru, who opposed the Buddha, sent a wild elephant to trample the Master but the compassionate gaze of the Lord tamed the brute.
	www.tourismofindia.com /hibuddh/buddh_disciples.htm (751 words)

	Wheel of Life
		Bimbisara was worried about this and asked the Buddha what he should give.
		The Buddha told Bimbisara to send this to [the] King [of] Udayana.
		It is said that when the king received the picture and studied it, he attained realization." ~J. Hopkins translating HH Dalai Lama in The Meaning of Life.
	www.khandro.net /doctrine_rebirth.htm (1749 words)

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