Nārada5
PersonA minister of King Brahmadatta of Bārāṇasī who escorted the ailing ascetic Kesava to a hermitage, identified in the Jātaka with Sāriputta.
Minister of Brahmadatta, king of Bārāṇasī. He was entrusted with escorting the ascetic Kesava, when lie fell ill, to Kappa’s hermitage in Himavā. Nārada is identified with Sāriputta. For details see the Kesava Jātaka. J.iii.143 ff., 362; DhA.i.344.
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