Kanthaka carried Gautama Buddha out of Kapilavastu on the night of the Great Departure, leaping over the city walls with Channa as charioteer.
Kanthaka bore Prince Siddhartha through the night of the Great Departure, his hooves silenced by devas as they leapt over the city walls, and upon reaching the Anoma River the faithful horse collapsed and died of a broken heart when his master cut his hair and departed on foot.
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