Pāli Dictionary

Pañcālacaṇḍa2

Person

A handsome young brahmin with whom a Kosalan queen carried on repeated illicit liaisons, a tale recounted among the stories told by Kuṇāla.

A handsome brahmin youth with whom the queen of a Kosala king misconducted herself on various occasions. She first saw and fell in love with him when on the way to visit her son; thereafter she found various excuses for coming to the city where he lived. This is one of the stories related by Kuṇāla. J.v.425, 430 f.

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