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Pasenadi or Prasenajit (Pali: पसेनदि, romanized: Pasenadi; Sanskrit: प्रसेनजित्, romanized: Prasenajit;) was a 6th or 5th century BCE Aikṣvāka ruler of Kosala, where Shravasti was his capital. He succeeded after Sanjaya Mahākosala. As a king, he was a prominent Upāsaka or lay follower of Gautama Buddha, and built many Buddhist monasteries for the Buddha.

Quick facts about Prasenajit

  • Full name: Prasenajit
  • Nationality: Kosala
  • Known as: Royal
  • Wikidata ID: Q3055324

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Who is Prasenajit?

Pasenadi or Prasenajit (Pali: पसेनदि, romanized: Pasenadi; Sanskrit: प्रसेनजित्, romanized: Prasenajit;) was a 6th or 5th century BCE Aikṣvāka ruler of Kosala, where Shravasti was his capital.

What nationality is Prasenajit?

Prasenajit is Kosala.

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