King Ajātasattu

Ajātasattu Vedehiputta

Son of Bimbisāra; killed his father and took the throne; later took refuge

Category: Kings, royalty and ministers

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Year 38 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 72

Devadatta wins the devotion of Prince Ajātasattu with his supernormal powers

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 38 after the Awakening · The Buddha at 72

Devadatta plots against the Buddha's life: assassins, a boulder and a drunken elephant

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

King Ajātasattu sends a minister to ask about attacking the Vajjians

After the passing · After the Buddha's final nirvana

King Ajātasattu learns of the Buddha's passing

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Two battles between Ajātasattu and King Pasenadi

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Ajātasattu visits the Buddha and hears the Discourse on the Fruits of the Ascetic Life

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Viḍūḍabha seizes the throne, and King Pasenadi dies outside the city

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The timing of the permission for the kaṭhina robe

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The regnal years of Bimbisāra and Ajātasattu