Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources

King Ānanda

Role: king and father of five sons · First appears: Chapter III

In Chapter III, King Ānanda was the father of five sons, including Ādarśamukha, the youngest, whose face resembled a mirror. The material also names the eldest, second eldest, third eldest, and fourth eldest princes as his sons. Later in the chapter, King Ānanda died.

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Life events

  • King Ānanda died.(Chapter III)
    • “Then, according to the proverb which says that all which has been accumulated dwindles, and all that is high will meet with a fall, he died.”

Chapter III

  • child: Prince Ādarśamukha “To King Ānanda there were born five sons. The youngest of these, inasmuch as his face resembled a mirror, was named Ādarśamukha or Mirror-face.”
  • child: The eldest prince (Chapter 003) “To King Ānanda there were born five sons. The youngest of these, inasmuch as his face resembled a mirror, was named Ādarśamukha or Mirror-face.”
  • child: The second eldest prince (Chapter 003) “To King Ānanda there were born five sons. The youngest of these, inasmuch as his face resembled a mirror, was named Ādarśamukha or Mirror-face.”
  • child: The third eldest prince (Chapter 003) “To King Ānanda there were born five sons. The youngest of these, inasmuch as his face resembled a mirror, was named Ādarśamukha or Mirror-face.”
  • child: The fourth eldest prince (Chapter 003) “To King Ānanda there were born five sons. The youngest of these, inasmuch as his face resembled a mirror, was named Ādarśamukha or Mirror-face.”

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