People from Shravasti district

Aṅgulimāla (Pali; ) is an important figure in Buddhism, particularly within the Theravāda tradition. Depicted as a ruthless brigand who completely transforms after a conversion to Buddhism, he is seen as the example par excellence of the redemptive power of the Buddha's teaching and the Buddha's skill as a teacher. Aṅgulimāla is seen by Buddhists as the "patron saint" of childbirth and is associated with fertility in South and Southeast Asia.

thumb|Procession of Prasenajit of Kosala leaving [[Sravasti to meet the Buddha. Sanchi]] Pasenadi or Prasenajit (; ;) was a 6th or 5th century BCE Ikshvaku dynasty| ruler of Kosala, where Shravasti was his capital. He succeeded after . As a king, he was a prominent or lay follower of Gautama Buddha, and built many Buddhist monasteries for the Buddha.