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Pasenadi
| Pasenadi | |
|---|---|
| Raja | |
 Prasenajit of Kosala pays a visit to the Buddha | |
| King of Kosala | |
| Reign | 534 BCE |
| Predecessor | Sanjaya Mahākosala |
| Successor | Viḍūḍabha |
| Queen | Mallika of Kosala |
| Issue | Jeta, Virudhaka, Princess Vajira |
| Dynasty | Ikshvaku |
| Father | Sanjaya Mahākosala |
Pasenadi or Prasenajit (Pali: पसेनदि, romanized: Pasenadi; Sanskrit: प्रसेनजित्, romanized: Prasenajit;) was a 6th century BCE Aikṣvāka ruler of Kosala, where Shravasti was his capital. He succeeded after Sanjaya Mahākosala.[2] As a king, he was a prominent Upāsaka or lay follower of Gautama Buddha, and built many Buddhist monasteries for the Buddha.
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