Book Title: Contemporaneity and Chronology of Mahavira and Buddha
Author(s): Nagrajmuni, Mahendramuni
Publisher: Today and Tomorrows Book Agency

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________________ Research and Conclusion Magadha and the Barhadrat has in Avanti contemporarily. The Bārhahrathas were succeeded by the Pradyot as, who, as already shown, were succeeded by Saiśunaga Nandivardhana, the first Nanda king. The above interpretation of the Puranic verses is also compatible with the chronology described therein, According to the Purāṇas, the twenty two kings of the Farhadratha-dynasty ruled for 1000 years as follows. Name of the King (1) Somādhi (2) Śrutaśrvā (3) Ayutayusa (4) Niramitra (5) Suksketra (6) Brhatkarma (7) Senajita (8) Śrutañjaya (9) Mabābahu (10) Śuci (11) Kṣema (12) Bhūvrata (13) Dharmanetra (14) Vivṛti (15) Suvrata (16) Drḍhasena (17) Mahinetra (18) Sucala (19) Sunetra (20) Satyajita (21) Viśvajit (22) Ripuñjaya Jain Education International Regnal period 58 Years 60 36 40 56 Total 23 50 40 28 64 28 64 35 58 38 48 33 32 40 * 83 35 50 99 For Private & Personal Use Only 33 د. 12 27 33 33 دو 22 21 ******* .. " 111 29 999 years Thus 1000 years for 22 kings are exactly computed. Also by taking airthmetical average of these regnal periods. we find that each king is alloted 45.45 years. This means "that the last six kings ruled for (Contd. on next page) 33 www.jainelibrary.org

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