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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesPasenadi and Digha Karayana were staying once at Nangaraka and, hearing that the Buddha was residing at Medatalumpa, three leagues away, the king went to visit him. He was deeply impressed by the silence surrounding the Buddha and, falling at his feet, he kissed them and showed great reverence. On being asked by the Buddha why he did so, the king replied that he perceived the marvellous effects of the Buddhas teaching on his disciples. They were well controlled, yet joyful, buoyant, with hearts as free as those of wild creatures; and he added that he knew of no such discipline outside the Buddhas teaching. He then proceeded to tell the Buddha of his own servants, Isidatta and Purana, and of their great devotion to the Buddha, reminding the Buddha that they were both Kosalan nobles of about the same age. On the kings departure, the Buddha commended the kings words to the monks, asking them to remember them, for they formed a monument (cetiya) to the results of the Dhamma. M.ii.118-25.
According to the Commentary (MA.ii.753ff; J.iv.151ff ) this was the last occasion on which Pasenadi saw the Buddha, for during his absence Digha Karayana set up Vidudabha on the throne.
Pasenadi went to Rajagaha to seek Ajatasattus aid, but died in a hut by the wayside.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Partial matches: Dhammacetiya, Sutta.
Full-text: Nagaraka, Medatalumpa, Purana.
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Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part IV - Raja Vagga < [(b) Majjihma Pannasa Pali]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
2.5(c). Majjhima Nikāya (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 465: Bhadda-Sāla-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 2 - The Story of Viṭaṭūbha (son of King Pasenadi and Vāsabhakhattiyā) < [Chapter 38 - Buddha’s Brahmin Parents in His Previous Existence]