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Viḍūḍabha (Pali: विडूडभ Viḍūḍabha; Sanskrit: विरूढक Virūḍhaka) was a king of Kosala during the lifetime of the Buddha.
Nov 26, 2021 · Presenting the fundamental basics of the Buddhist way of life, the Dhammapada is a collection of 423 stanzas. This verse 47 is part of the Puppha Vagga (Flowers) and the moral of the story is “As a flood sweeps away a sleeping village, death carries away the heedlessly sensuous”.
Feb 17, 2015 · The Story of Viḍūḍabha. While residing at the Jetavana Monastery, the Buddha spoke this verse, with reference to Viḍūḍabha, son of King Pasenadi of Kosala. King Pasenadi of Kosala, wishing to marry into the clan of the Sākyans, sent some emissaries to Kapilavatthu with a request for the hand of one of the Sākyan princesses.
Quick Reference. Son of King Pasenadi of Kosala. After his father's death.Viḍūḍabha set out with a large army to attack the Śākya clan, that to which the Buddha belonged. This was to avenge an insult to his father on an earlier occasion when the Śākyans had sent a low-class woman to be his bride.
Virūḍhaka (P. Virūḷhaka [alt. Viḍūḍabha]; T. 'phags skyes po; C. zengzhang tian 增長天) is one of the four great kings, or "guardians of the world." He is the guardian deity of the south, and lord of the kumbhaṇḍas. His Sanskrit name (Virūḍhaka) means "Sprouting/Growing Forth." His Tibetan name ('phags skyes po) means ...
Viḍūḍabha slew all the rest, sparing not even infants at the breast. And when he had set flowing a river of blood, he [29.45] washed his seat with the blood of their throats. Thus was the stock of the Sākiyas uprooted by Viḍūḍabha. Viḍūḍabha captured Mahānāma the Sākiya and set out to return.
Viḍūḍabha once firmly established on the throne remembered that grudge of his, and determined to destroy the Sakyas one and all; to which end he set out with a large army. That day at dawn the Teacher, looking forth over the world, saw destruction threatening his kin.
