Kośala — Minor Figures

4 figures from Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

The king’s grandmother (Chapter 007)

King Prasenajit’s grandmother · first appears Chapter VII

• Chapter VII · elder kin: King Prasenajit of Kośala “So he asked his grandmother, and she said that he might justly call Viśākhā by that name.”

Śrīvardhana

overseer of elephants · first appears Chapter VII

• Chapter VII · child: Mṛgadhara’s second wife, daughter of Śrīvardhana (Chapter 007) “Śrīvardhana, who had one daughter, bade her touch Viśākhā’s feet, but Viśākhā said, ‘Rather ought I to touch your feet.’”
• Chapter VII · subordinate: King Prasenajit of Kośala “Prasenajit, king of Kośala, had an overseer of elephants named Śrīvardhana.”

The Purohita’s son (Chapter 007)

son of the Purohita · first appears Chapter VII

• Chapter VII · parent: The Purohita (Chapter 007) “When he had come to his father, with his robe drawn over his head, he said with tears, ‘O father, thus have Viśākhā’s sons treated me.’”
• Chapter VII · enemies with Viśākhā’s thirty-two sons (Chapter 007) “When he had come to his father, with his robe drawn over his head, he said with tears, ‘O father, thus have Viśākhā’s sons treated me.’”

The Purohita (Chapter 007)

Purohita · first appears Chapter VII

• Chapter VII · child: The Purohita’s son (Chapter 007) “When he had come to his father, with his robe drawn over his head, he said with tears, ‘O father, thus have Viśākhā’s sons treated me.’”

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Extracted from the original text of Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources. Made with Rho MD.