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known as a Kollangi, which was mostly inhabited by Jnatr or Naya Kshatriyas. Lord Mahavira was born in a family of these Kshatriyas. The sub-division Kollangi has been mentioned as Nyayakula in the sixty-sixth para of Kalpasutra and is said to be connected with Kollangi Sannivenasa. Vipakasutra calls it Duipalasa Ujjana also on account of a forest of that name near by it. But according to the saying such as Nayasande Ujjane etc. it appears that forest belonged to Naya kula.
This also supports the statement that Kshatriya Kunda Grama was a Nayara ( town ), for Kshatriya Kunda Grama also meant Vaisali in the Kalap Sutra (Kshatriya Kunda has been qualified as Nayaram Sabhintra bahirayam, which is surely a description of Vaisali. Other statements which are based on some sutra or sutras to preach Kshatriya Kunda Grama to be a Mohalla only do not quite agree with this.
From this we reach this conclusion that Siddhartha the father of Lord Mahavira, was the head of Naya Kshatriyas who live in Kolangi sub-division of Kshatriya Kunda Grama or Vaisali city. To prove the truth of this statement we can give many proofs from the Jain Scriptures ordinarily. Text like Kalapsutra etc. describe Sidhartha as a Kshatriya chieftain, but at two or three places he has been honoured as a king. He has also been addressed as ‘king' but all this is exceptional.
From these evidences, the readers can understand that the birth place of Lord Mahavira was Kollangi, which was a subdivision of Kshatriya Kunda Grama, in it self a part of vaisali city. One more evidence can be put forth to prove this; just after his consecration. Lord Mahavira had sojourn
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