Adasamukha, Ādāsamukha: 1 definition
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Adasamukha means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe Bodhisatta born as the King of Benares. He was the son of Janasandha (also called Dasaratha), and because his face was resplendent with beauty like a well polished golden mirror, he was called Adasamukha. His father died when he was seven years old, and the courtiers tested the boy in various ways before crowning him king.
Reports of his wisdom soon spread abroad and once, when an old servant of his fathers (Gamani Canda) was being brought to the court to answer various charges, fourteen problems were entrusted to him by different inhabitants of the kingdom to be placed before the king for solution. The king solved them all and ruled righteously.
The story is given in the Gamani Canda Jataka. J.ii.297-310.
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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Ends with: Ekedashamukha.
Full-text: Gamani Canda Jataka, Janasandha.
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