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[Appendix 2]
[183 How did the names Bhimbisar and Bhambasar come about? A beautiful incident from the life of Shrenik in this regard.
King Prasenajit, the father of Shrenik, ruled in Kushagpur.
One day, a fire suddenly broke out in the royal palace. Every prince ran out with his favorite thing. Some took elephants, some took horses, some took jewels. But Shrenik only took out a 'Bhambha'.
Seeing Shrenik, the other brothers were laughing, but father Prasenajit was happy; because Shrenik had left everything else and protected only the symbol of the kingdom.
Therefore, King Prasenajit named him Bhimbisar. Bhimbisar probably later became Bimbisar due to a change in pronunciation.
Geographical Introduction This book mentions many countries, cities, mountains and rivers. The names of the countries and cities in the time of Lord Arishtanemi and Lord Mahavira have changed drastically today. They were prosperous at that time, but today they have become mere ruins, and many have been completely destroyed. Archaeologists have done a lot of research on many cities. Here we are briefly describing the main places. (1) Kankdi
This was a very famous city in North India during the time of Lord Mahavira. At that time, Jitashatru was the ruler there. There was Sahasramravan outside the city, where the Lord used to reside whenever he visited there. Many seekers like Dhanya, Sunaksha, Kshemak and Dhritidhara, the sons of Bhadra Sarthavahi, took initiation from Lord Mahavira.
According to Pandit Munishri Kalyanvijayji, the present Kankdi Tirth east of Lachhuaad is not the site of ancient Kankdi. Kankdi was in North India. The Digambar Jain consider the place two miles from Nunkhar station and thirty miles southeast of Gorakhpur, which they call Kishkidha or Khukhundoji Tirth, to be the ancient Kankdi. (2) Gunasil
There was a famous garden called Gunasil outside Rajgriha. Lord Mahavira had held Samavasaran here more than a hundred times. More than a hundred people had taken up the path of asceticism and the path of character here. Lord Mahavira's chief disciples, the Ganadharas, attained nirvana here by fasting. The present Gunava, which is about three miles from Nawada station, is the Gunasil of Mahavira's time. 1. Bheri, a special musical instrument that signifies victory in battle.