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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Sotthisena. King of Benares and son of Brahmadatta. His wife was Sambula. See the Sambula Jataka. He is identified with the king of Kosala (? Pasenadi). J.v.98.
2. Sotthisena. Son of King Mahanama and a Damila queen. He succeeded Mahanama in 431 A.C., and was killed, almost immediately after his accession, by his step sister, Sangha. Cv.xxxviii.1.
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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Full-text: Sambula Jataka, Sambula, Vedehaputta, Mittasena, Samgha.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
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