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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Aniruddha Munda reigned for 24 years at regalthrone of Magadha and at the same time. Darsaka reigned at Rajagrha for the same period. Thus the Puranas count 24 years of Darsaka twice which is an error, while the Buddhist chronology counts it only once which is correct.
(210) According to the Puranas (Vayu Purana, a Ic, vs.
309-314, Matsya Purana, ad CCLXXI, vys, 1-4), Pulaka (or Sunaka) killed his master Ripunjaga, the last king of the Brhadratha-dynasty, and enthroned his son Pradyota, Thus, when the rule of Vitihotras and Brhadrathas ended in Ayanti, the rule of the kings called Pradyotas commenced. The following five kings are called pradyotas:
1. Pravdyota (Mahasena or Candpradyota) 2. Palaka (Son of Pradyota) 3. Visakhyupa 4. Ajaka or Gopalaka 5. Ayantivardhana (Or Vartivardhana)
As we have already seen, according to the Jain tradition, Palaka acceeded to the throne of Ayanti on the very day on which Mahavira died, and his dynasty reigned for 60 years. Now, the Puranas assign 20 years to Palaka's reign (cf. Pargiter, Dynasties of the Kali age, p.19, note 26. In some Puranas, 24 years are assigned; but the scholars have reliedon the above version. cf. Dr. Shanti Lal Shah, Chronological Problems, p. 26). The third Pradya king Vis akupa is assigned a period of 53 (or 85) years. But the scholars, on the basis of other literary works like Mrcchakatika, have proved that Ajaka or Gopalaka succeeded Palaka and therefore Vis akpyupa should be omitted from the Palaka dynasty, (Cf. Dr. Shanti Lal Shah Chronological Problems, p. 27, "What about Yis akhyupa who occurs in the Puranas in between Palaka and Aryaka? According to the family history of Pradyota which we have seen just now, there is no place for Visakhyupa in between Palaka and Ajaka as reported; "also cf. Majumda Shastri Journal of Bihar and Orissa Research Society; vol VII., p. 116. "Vis akha.