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It is believed that he was called Bimbisara because he was made the master of eighteen categories by his father. 29
There are frequent discussions about categories and sub-categories in Jain, Buddhist and Vedic literature. The number of categories is considered to be eighteen in Jambudvipapannatti 30 Jataka Mugappakhajataka. The Mahavastu 32 mentions thirty categories. The Yajurveda 33 mentions thirty-three. Some believe that his name was Shrenik because of his large army or because he belonged to the Seniya gotra. 34 In the Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Shrenik is also called Ajatashatru 5 Vidhisara. In other places, he is also mentioned as Vindhyasen and Suvindhu. 37
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According to the Aavashyak Haribhadriyaavritti 38 and Trishatshtisalaakapurushcharitra 9, Shrenik's father was Prasenajit. Digambar Acharya Harishena has written the name of Shrenik's father as Upshrenik. 40 Acharya Gunabhadra has written the name of Shrenik's father as Kunik in the Uttarapurana 1, which is not consistent with other Agamas and non-Agama texts. He is not the father of Shrenik but his son. 42 In other texts, the names of Shrenik's father are found as Mahapadma, Hemjit, Kshetroja, Kshetraproja.
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In Jain literature, the names of twenty-six queens of Shrenik are available. There is also a description of their 35 sons. In the Jnatasutra 45 Antakriddasha Nirayavali, 47 Aavashyakchurni, Nishitchurni, Trishatshtisalaakapurushcharitra, Upadeshamala Doghatti Tika, Shrenik Charitra etc., there are mentions of most of their sons, grandsons and maharanis taking pravrjya from Bhagwan Mahavira. They all attain heaven by practicing knowledge, meditation and excellent tapas-jap. Due to fear of expansion, we are not mentioning all of them.
29. Sa pitraastadasha-shreni-shvagtaaritah
Ato'sya shreyo bimbisar iti khyatah (?)
30. Jambudvipapannatti, Vakshaskara 3, Patra 193
31. Jataka, Mugappakhajataka, Bhag 6
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33.
(a) Mahavastu Bhag 3,
(b) Rishabhdev: Ek Parisheelan, Le. Devendra Muni (Parisheeshta 3, Pr. 15) Dwi.San. Shri Tarak Guru Jain Granthalaya, Udaipur (Raj.) (a) Yajurveda ka 30 vaa adhyaya
(b) Vaigyanik Vikas ki Bharatiya Parampara, Pr. 27-30 Dhammpaal- Udaan Tika, Pr. 140
34.
35. Srimad Bhagavata, Dvitiya Kand, Pr. 903
36. Srimad Bhagavata 12 / 1
37. Bharatavarsh ka Itihaas, Pr. 252, Bhagavadatta Aavashyak Haribhadriyaavritti, Patra 671
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39. Trishatshti 10/6/1
40. Vridhatkathakoosh, Katha 55, Shlo. 1-2
41. Uttarapurana 74/4/8, Pr. 471
42. Aupapattikasutra
43. Political History of Ancient India, Pr. 205
44. Dekhiye Bhagwan Mahavira • Ek Anusheelan, Pr. 473- 474 Devendramuni Shastri
45. Jnatasutra 1/1
46. Antakriddasha, Varga-7, A-1 se 13
47. Nirayavaliya - Pratham Shrutaskandha, Pratham Varga,
Vinayapitak, Gilgit Maanskript
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