Agama And Tripitaka Comparative Study

SR No.: 022804
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Nagaraj Muni
Publisher: Today and Tomorrows Printers and Publishers
Publication Year: 1986
Total Pages: 804
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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120,
ing the regnal period given in the previous foot-note, the accession of Bimbis ara falls in 582 B.C. (207). As we have already seen Ajātasatru's reign began 17 years before the death of Mahāvira (527 B.C.) and ended 30 years after it. Thus, Ajātasatru reigned from 544 B, C. to 497 B.C. , Then, Udayi (208) reigned for 16 years i.e. from 497 B.C. to 481 B.C. As stated before the Sisunaga dynasty was succeeded by the Nanda dynasty. The first Nanda, probably called as Nandivardhana (209), acceeded ! to the throne of Magadha in 473 B.C.
This Nandivardhana conquered the kingdom of Avanti and established the Nanda's rule there in 467 B.C., thus ending the rule of the Palak dynasty or "Pradyotas "(210). After conquering Avanti, it seems that Nandivardhana attacked Kalinga and brought a Jain-statue to Magadha. On the basis of the Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela, this event should have been taken place in 466 B.C. (211). Thus, after having established the rule of the Nanda - dynasty within 16 or 18 years, Nandivardhana, the first Nanda king died in 456 B.C. (212).
It may be remarked here that this date (474-456 B.C) of Nandivardhana, the first Nanda king, is also corroborated by the date of famous grammarian Panini, who is proved to be his contemporary and to have lived in 480-410 B.C.(213).
Nandivardhana was succeeded by his son Mahanandina, whose regnal period according to the Puranas in 83 years (214).
Thus, in 413 B.C., Mahapadma Nanda acceeded to the throne of Ma ga dha. He is said to have established "Ek vat" Kingdom in India (215). He is assigned a regnal period of 88 years by the Puranas (216), and hence, his rule must have ended in 325 in 325 B.C. (217). The remaining Nandasare assigned totally 12 years as their regnal period, and hence, the Nanda dynasty should have ended in 313 B.C. (218).
Thus, we have reconstructed a complete chronology of the kings from the foundation of Sisunaga-dynasty to ti of Maurya- dynasty. We give it here in a tabular form: