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Sujātā, Sumană, Bhūyadinnā , Kāli, Sukäli, Mahākāli, Kanhã, Sukanhā, Mahākanhā, Virakanhã, Rāmakanhā, Piusenakanhā and Mahāsenakanhà
It is said that Scniya had all the virtues of a prince, but his father would not give him the kingdom, so Seniya was frightened and fled away to the city of Bennāyada, where he married Nandā, the daughter of a merchant In course of time, Nandā or Sunandā became paegnant, and Seniya left for Rayagiha Later on, Sunanda's father took cr to Seniya where she gave birth to Abhaya, who, later on, was appointed as a Prime Minister to Seniya " Dharini was another queen of Seniya, who gave birth to Mcghakumāra Prince Abhayahumara was present at the time of Meghakumāra's birth 13 Cellanā was the third queen of Soniya It is mentioned that Cellani was the youngest of the seven daughters of king Cedaga of Vesāli, who was kidnapped by Seniya secretly Abhayakumāra was present at the time of this secret
Apagatagandhā 15 mcntioncc as still another queen of Seniya 15
escapade 14
HIS SOXS According to the Avasyaka cúrni, Seriya had a number of sons.18 The Anuttarovavauja sutta" records thc following ten names of his sons. Jälı, Mayālı, Uvayalı, Purisascna, Variscna, Dibadania, Latthadanta, Vehalla, Vehāyasa and Abhayakumara Out of these the first seven were born of Dhāriņi, Vehalla and Vehāyasa, also known as Halla and Vihalla, of Cellana, and Abhayakumāra oi Nandā 18 The same work records the following thirtcen names of Seniya's sons Dihascna, Mahāsena, Latthadanta, Gūdhacanta, Suddhadanta, Halla, Duma, Dumasena, Mahādumasena, Sihascna, Mahāsihasena and Punnascna All of them are said to have joined the acetic order and attained salvation 10 Kåla, Sukāla, Mahākāla, Kanha, Sukanha, Malākanha, Virakanha, Rāmakanha, Senakanha and Mahāscnakanha? are mentioned as other sons of Seniya by the queens Kālī, Sukāli, Mahākāli, etc mentioned
12 Avä сü ,p 516, Aa TiHari p 417a Nandā or Sunanråfihe Jains may be identi
fied with Ambapalı of the Buddhists Abhayakı mảia was lir illeg timate son by king Bimbisāra (Vinayar astu of the Mülasarvästi ada Gilgit Nantecrist Vol III, pt 2, pp 208) According to another tradition, Abhaya was the son of Padumavati, a courtesan of Ujjeni, the com on the Therigalha, pp 39-41 Nāyā 1 Ava cū II P 165 f Cellană, also known as Vaidchi, and her elder sister Sujetthā of the Juns are identical with Cela and Upacelā of the Buddhist traalynn Both were the daughters of Simha, the commander-in-chief of the Lecchave and the nieces of Cona, the chief minister of Bimbasāra Tor the full story, see Vinur(17 Sty of he N asrivastivācu, pp 12f In Pali literature Kosalādevi (Jataka, III p 12 f) and lerná (
M utlu puranı, the com on the Ang tara I, p 349) are mentioned as other quets Sen ya lhe former is suid to have been the mother of Kūnika, otherwise known as Ajutasatru
Nisi cu, Pi, p 16 16 II, p 167 11 1. 18 Ibid. 19 Ch. II. 20 Nirya. 1.
