King Bimbisāra

Bimbisāra

Father of Ajātasattu; donor of the Bamboo Grove

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The Buddha at 29

Alms round at Rājagaha; the king offers to share his kingdom

Year 2 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 36

King Bimbisāra meets the Buddha, attains the first fruit and takes refuge

Year 2 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 36

King Bimbisāra donates the Bamboo Grove

Year 6 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 40

The second to fourth of the gravest rules as recorded in the Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya

Year 7 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 41

Piṇḍola takes a bowl by supernormal power, and the Buddha forbids displays of supernormal power

Year 7 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 41

The Buddha descends from the Heaven of the Thirty-three to Saṅkassa

Year 38 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 72

Ajātasattu plots against his father, and Bimbisāra abdicates

Year 38 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 72

King Bimbisāra is put to death by his son Ajātasattu

Year 45 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 79 to 80

King Ajātasattu sends a minister to ask about attacking the Vajjians

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The regnal years of Bimbisāra and Ajātasattu

Events known only to fall within a span of years

King Bimbisāra escorts the Buddha to the Ganges