Jain Legend Vol 2

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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The task that C akya decided to accomplish was in fact a herculean and a highly impossible one. If one carefully analyses, it becomes quite clear that C akya's struggle was in fact, not just to avenge his insult. In truth, there were many latent intentions behind this undertaking in his heart. The then disintegrating tendencies prevalent in the country created great discontentment in his heart. He desired to provide a good rule with strong government to the people who were being crushed under the burden of heavy taxes and were suffering badly under the evil rule of the Nands. In all probability, the humiliation in the palace of the Nandas could have aggravated the already innate ambition of C akya and might have severely stimulated his thoughts and gave him the strongest inspiration for a political revolution.
There were two famous universities in India at that time. One was Tak il and the other N land. Had Candragupta been enrolled in N land University which was under the very nose of Nanda, he would have had the risk of being noticed by Nanda. To avoid such risk, C akya might have preferred to admit him in Takil University, which was away from P al putra. This inference seems proper and logical.
In Tak il University, there was appropriate arrangement for imparting the best military training to the young Princes, which includes both theory and practical training, archery and the training related to elephants, etc. Apart from the training provided by the university, a separate teacher was also available to independently teach and train military arts to the princes.
No sooner had C akya found the brilliant child Candragupta in the village of the peacock caretakers, than he directly brought him to Tak il and made necessary arrangements for his education & training in the University.
It has already been mentioned earlier that Alexander, with a huge army, invaded and conquered all kingdoms from Greece upto the Northwestern frontiers of India and then in 325 BC invaded India. The small kingdoms and small republics that were situated near the North-western front could not confront the huge army of Alexander and were miserably defeated by him one after the other despite their strong resistance. This pitiable situation in India caused anguish in the minds of the young and
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