Pāpan·kara

Role: prince · First appears: Chapter XVIII

In Chapter XVIII, after his mother had been pregnant for eight or nine months, Pāpan·kara was born amid many unfortunate events and given his name. On the way back from the ocean, he took Ksheman·kara’s jewels, blinded him with a thorn, and abandoned him on the shore.

After his father died, Pāpan·kara came to the throne. He was later driven from power, and Ksheman·kara was installed on their father’s throne.

Relationship record

Life events

• The king’s wife gave birth to Pāpan·kara.(Chapter XVIII)
  • With: The king, father of Ksheman·kara and Pāpan·kara (Chapter 018) The king’s wife, mother of Ksheman·kara and Pāpan·kara (Chapter 018)
  • “The king’s wife again became with child, and after the lapse of eight or nine months a boy was born, at whose birth many thousands of unfortunate events took place, on which account there was given to him the name of Pāpan·kara.”
• Pāpan·kara stole Ksheman·kara’s jewels, blinded him, and abandoned him on the shore.(Chapter XVIII · 📍 the ocean)
  • With: Ksheman·kara
  • “Then he took away the jewels from his soundly sleeping brother, put both his eyes out with a thorn, and left him sightless on the ocean shore.”
• After their father died, Pāpan·kara came to the throne.(Chapter XVIII)
  • With: The king, father of Ksheman·kara and Pāpan·kara (Chapter 018)
  • “On the death of his father his brother, Pāpan·kara, came to the throne.”
• The neighbouring king drove Pāpan·kara from power and installed Ksheman·kara on his father’s throne.(Chapter XVIII · 📍 that city)
  • With: The king of the neighbouring country (Chapter 018) Ksheman·kara
  • “Then he set forth with a great army for that city, and drove Pāpan·kara from power, and set Ksheman·kara as king upon his father’s throne.”

Chapter XVIII

• parent: The king, father of Ksheman·kara and Pāpan·kara (Chapter 018) “The king’s wife again became with child, and after the lapse of eight or nine months a boy was born, at whose birth many thousands of unfortunate events took place, on which account there was given to him the name of Pāpan·kara.”
• parent: The king’s wife, mother of Ksheman·kara and Pāpan·kara (Chapter 018) “The king’s wife again became with child, and after the lapse of eight or nine months a boy was born, at whose birth many thousands of unfortunate events took place, on which account there was given to him the name of Pāpan·kara.”
• siblings with Ksheman·kara “As he is now liked and loved by many men, he will be still more liked and loved by many men when he shall have equipped a sea-ship and have returned home. And as there will be an opportunity of his being invested with the regal power during our father’s lifetime, therefore I, too, instead of remaining here to see whose turn will come, will go to sea along with him, and will take away his life out there, and then I shall be invested with the heirship even against my father’s will.”

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