Muṇḍa
PersonEin König von Magadha, Urenkel des Ajātasattu, der seinen eigenen Vater tötete, um den Thron zu erlangen, und später von seinem eigenen Sohn getötet wurde; von Trauer über den Tod seiner Königin Bhaddā überwältigt, ließ er ihren Leichnam einbalsamieren, bis der Thera Nārada ihn tröstete.
A king of Magadha, great grandson of Ajātasattu and son of Anuruddha. He slew his father and came to the throne, but, in turn, he was slain by his son Nāgadāsaka (Mhv.iv.2 ff; DA.i.153; Dvy.369).
It is probably this same king who is referred to in the Aṅguttaranikāya (A.iii.57 ff). His wife Bhaddā died, and Muṇḍa gave himself up to complete despair and mummified the queen’s body. The king’s Treasurer, Piyaka, consulted the elder Nārada who lived at Kukkuṭārāma in Pāṭaliputta and persuaded him to visit the king. Nārada taught him, and his sorrow vanished.
Found an error in the dictionary?