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bimbasāre

Cite this page as:"bimbasāre". In A Comprehensive Edition of Tocharian Manuscripts (CEToM). Created and maintained by Melanie Malzahn, Martin Braun, Hannes A. Fellner, and Bernhard Koller. https://cetom.univie.ac.at/?F_B_bimbasāre (accessed 11 Dec. 2023).
 
Meaning:name of a King of Magadha
Semantic field:personal name
Word class:noun
Language:TB
Equivalent in TA:bimbasār
Equivalent in other languages:Skt. BHS bimbisāra-
Lexeme variants:bimbasāre
 
Number:singular
Case:nominative
Gender:masculine

Paradigm

sg pl du
nom bimbasāre
voc
acc bimbasāreṃ
gen
loc
comit
inst
abl
perl
all
caus

Lexeme family

Commentary

Bimbisara (558 BC - 491 BC) or Srenika was a King of Magadha (r. 542 BC - 492 BC) and belonged to the Haryanka dynasty. According to the Buddhist tradition he first met Siddhārtha Gautama before his enlightenment. Afterwards, he became a disciple, friend, and protector of the Buddha. In Buddhist writings he is said to have attained sotapannahood.

Occurrences

bimbasāre

1THT 1548.a b4/// käntse srukormeṃ walobimbasārecaujotiṣkeṃ kālyśkeṃ śpālm· ///