Arāḍa Brahmadatta

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Arāḍa Brahmadatta. King of Śrāvastī and father of Prasenajit.[1]

The Chapter on Going Forth (Pravrajyāvastu) states:

At the same time as the blessed Bodhisattva was born, sons were also born to four great kings in four great city-states. In Rājagṛha the son of King Mahāpadma was born. In Śrāvastī the son of King Arāḍa Brahmadatta was born. In Ujjayinī [F.3.b] the son of King Anantanemi was born. In Kauśāmbī the son of King Śatānīka was born.[2]

And also:

King Arāḍa Brahmadatta thought, “When my son was born, the world was lit as if by the light of lights, so I shall name this prince Prasenajit (Supreme Light).” And so the boy was named Prasenajit.[2]

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