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Janasāna (Jarasāna
Person一位邪命外道,从阿育王之母孕期异常喜好中预言了其子未来的荣耀;预言应验后受召赴宫,他却在途中出家,终证阿罗汉果。
An Ājīvaka ascetic who predicted the future glory of Asoka from his mother’s pregnancy cravings; summoned to court after the prediction proved true, he instead entered the Order en route and attained Arahantship.
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