Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources

Kṛiśā Gautamī’s elder son (Chapter 011)

Family: Kṛiśā Gautamī’s Family · Role: son · First appears: Chapter XI

After his naming, his mother, Kṛiśā Gautamī, returned with him to her husband, The merchant from Takshaśilā. In Chapter XI, thinking his mother was calling him, he sprang into the river; the steep bank gave way beneath him, and he was killed. Kṛiśā Gautamī hurried after him and found him dead.

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  • Kṛiśā Gautamī’s elder son sprang into the river and was killed.(Chapter XI)
    • “The elder boy thought that his mother was calling him, and sprang into the water. The bank was very steep, so he fell down and was killed.”
  • Kṛiśā Gautamī found her elder son dead after the stream carried him away.(Chapter XI)

Chapter XI

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