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name was very popular and widely used in those days. In the Agama named Rayapaseniya, there is some detail available about one Jitasatru, but it is not mentioned anywhere that he had any contact whatsoever with Mahavira. According to the Digha Nikaya, (235), King Pradesi was a vassal unto King Prasenajit. According to the Rayapaseniya, Jitasatru was a vassal unto King Pradesi. Even if we do not enter into this disputed territory as to who was vassal unto whom, this much should be clear from what has been said that in the Jaina tradition at least, Prasenajit has been called Jitasatru. It is also very likely that he was a great follower of the Buddha because of which the writers of the Jaina Agamas have neither noticed his great achievements nor mentioned his name as Prasenajit. In the course of their discussion, wherever the mention of the king of Sravasti has been relevant, they have very coldly called him as Jitasatru. From this, however, it does not follow that the same would apply to those kings who had been called Jitasatru.
The king of Sravasti might not have been a follower of Mahavira, but there is no occasion for doubt that Sravasti was a principal centre of activity of the Jainas. The immortal discussion between Kesikumara and Gautama took place in this city. The sharp exchange between Gosalaka and Mahavira also took place in this city. There is also a record that the followers of Mahavira from Sravasti came to the city of Kayangala in order to pay their homage to their spiritual leader (236).
Cetaka
Just as there is no mention about Prasenajit in the Agamas, so there is no mention about Cetaka in the Tripitakas. Like Prasenajit, King Ceṭaka was also a historical personality. If still the Tripitakas did not notice him, it must be because he was a great follower of Mahavira. According to the Jaina tradition, he was not merely a follower, but a staunch follower too, of Mahavira. We have it in authoritative sources that he had a resolve not to settle his daughters with one who was a follower of some other religion. But, surprisingly enough, nowhere in the Agamas, Cetaka has been called a follower of the nirgranthas. Only in the later Jaina texts like the Avasyak
