Hariti, the once child-devouring demoness, is wife to the yaksha general Pancika, and together they bore five hundred sons, the youngest of whom is Pingala.
Gautama Buddha converted the child-eating demoness Hariti by hiding her youngest son Pingala, teaching her the suffering of loss and transforming her into a protector of children.
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