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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Udayana was sojourning in Viibhaya when he was poisoned by his sister's son and died.140
Udayi
When Kunika died, his son Udayi ascended the throne of Campa But on account of his father's death he would not like to stay in Campā and so he founded a new capital on the bank of the Ganges which came to be known as Pādalıputta 150 Here he is said to have built a Jain temple
It is said that once a vassal king of Udayı committed some offence as a result of which he was dethroned. At this the son of this king made up his mind to take revenge on Udayi He went to Ujjeni and ielated the story of his distress to the king of Ujjeni, who promised to assist him in his crrand Later, the disguised prince went to Padaliputta and joined the ascetic order as a novice It is said that once, together with other monks, he went to the king's palace for religious discourses, and at night when all were asleep, he took a pair of iron scissors (kankalonakattikā), and hit the king at his head It is said that in order to save icligion from disgrace, king Udayı cut off his head and died 1
Usuyara
King Usuyara ruled in the city of Usuyara, situated in Kuru 1251 King Usuyara may be identified with Esukari of the Hatthipala Jātaka 169
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Ava. cú, II, p 36 Cf Divyavadana (ch xxxvii). According to the Buddhists, king Rudrayana was reigning in Roruka with his queen Candraprabha, Sikhand: was his prince. It is said that an image of Buddha was sent by king Bimbisara to king Udayana to acquaint him with Buddhist religion. In course of time, Candraprabha joined the order and died Later on, Rudrayana also followed her The Buddhist writers do not mention anything about the sister's son ul Rudrayan and so here the prince sıkhandi succeeas his father It is neati ned that king vikhandt was misguided by nis wicked ministers When Rudrayana knew of this, he carne back to give advice to his son, when a plot was hatched up and th monk Uddayana was put to death See also Mum Jai avijayaji's arucl 1 Prata I p 24 ff
Aco ine Vayu Pura u Uday1 but hey of Kusumapur. in the fourth year of his cig (PIAI, P 76)
Ava. Cu, II, pp 79f Udayıbhadda is also mentioned in the Vinayavastu of the Mülasarvästivada, pp 42 f, also see P. H. A. I pp. 175 ff for puränic tradition Uttară Su, 14, Viva. II, p. 64.
IV, pp. 473 ff.