Life in Ancient India as Depicted in Jain Canons

SR No.: 011077
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jagdishchandra Jain
Publisher: New Book Company
Publication Year: 1947
Total Pages: 429
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 16 MB

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KINGS AND RULERS
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Bhesaga (Bhismaka)
It is said that Bhesaga ruled at Kundini His son Rukmin (or Ruppi) along with the king Candacchāya of Anga, Padıbuddhi of Sägeya, Sankha of Kāsi, Adinasattu of Kuru and Jiyasattu of Pañcāla, was invited to Kampıllapura to attend the marriage of Dovai Rukmiņi was the sister of Rukmin who was given to Sisupala in marriage, but Kanha Vasudeva kidnapped her (see Kodinna)
Bhoga (Bhogarāja)
Bhogas are enumerated with Ugra, Rājanya, Ksatriya, Jõāta, Kaurava and Iksväku The Bhogas held the position of a guru.80 According to the Dasaveyaliya cūrni, Bhoga was a particular class of the Khattıyas, and L'grascna is said to have been born in this class 3 In the Dasareycilia sulta'?, Rūjimati calls herself the daughter of Bhogarāja and Haribhadra Suri in his commentary identifies Bhogarāja with Ugrasena
Candagutta
According to the Jain tradition, Candagutta was the son of a daughter of the chief of a village of peacock-tamers (moraposaga), which belonged to the Nandas 38 lt is said that when Cā nakaya was insulted by the last Nanda in Padaliputta he went to this village and took charge of Candagutta Candagutta grew and in course of time, Canakya, together with the boy,laid sicge to the city of Pädalıputta but was vanquished by the u my of Nanda Nanda's horscmen pursucd Cānakya and Candagutta, who were forced to run away Later on Canakya went to Himavantakīda and entered into an alliance with thcking Pavvaya, 24 promising hum half of Nanda's countıy if he would aid him to subdue Nanda They wagcd war against Manda in which he lost and consequently was allowed to lcavc his kingdom, canying with him all that he could place in one car Accordingly he put his two wives and a daughter in his carriage and loading it will some trcasure he drove off While Nanda was going, his daughter sau Candagutta and fell in love with him, whereupon Nanda allowed her to go and marry Candagutta. But when she was getting into Candagutta's chariot, nine spokes of the wheel broke. Candagutta would have turned her out, but Canakya
39 Näyā 8 30 BTh Bha Vr, I 3265 31 P 88 81
2 8. The Buddhist tradition also testifies the connection between Moriya Maurya) and mora (peacock) It is said that the city which thc Mauryas founded had buildings of blue stone like the neck of tlic peacocks. Mahāram a Tila, p 180 Aelian inforrns us that the tame peacocks weic kept in thc parks of the Maurya palacc at Patalaputra
(P H 4 1,9 21 6) 314 Compare the Buddhist account in the Mahavamsa Tikā, pp. 181 ff, according to which
Pabbata was an heir of Dhanananda, the last Nanda