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Bimbisara (, 558 – 491 BC ) was a King, and later, Emperor of the Magadha empire from 543 BC to his death and belonged to the Hariyanka dynasty.
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Bimbisara ( 543 – 493 BCE ) was imprisoned and killed by his son Ajatashatru ( ruled 491 – 461 BCE ) who then became his successor, and under whose rule the dynasty reached its largest extent.
* Bimbisara ( 544 – 492 BCE ), founder of the first Magadhan empire
He was also called ' Ajatashatru ' ( Man with no enemies ) in Sanskrit ( not to be confused with Ajatashatru who ruled Magadha empire 491 BC – 461 BC and was son of King Bimbisara ).
* Haryanka Empire ( Bimbisara dynasty ) ( 684 BC – 413 BC )
Bimbisara and BC
King Pukkusati or Pushkarasarin of Gandhara in the middle of the sixth century BC was the contemporary of king Bimbisara of Magadha.
About the middle of 6th century BC, Bimbisara, the crown prince of Magadha had killed Brahmadatta, the last independent king of Anga and seized Champa.
Bimbisara and was
The death of King Bimbisara was at the hands of his son, Prince Ajatashatru.
King Pasenadi ( Prasenajit ), king of neighboring Kosala and brother-in-law of King Bimbisara, retook the gift of the Kashi province and a war was triggered between Kosala and Magadha.
Bimbisara was responsible for expanding the boundaries of his kingdom through matrimonial alliances and conquest.
When the Achamenids took control of this kingdom, Pushkarasakti, a contemporary of king Bimbisara of Magadha, was the king of Gandhara.
Bimbisara's jail, where King Bimbisara was imprisoned, in Rajgir
There are many accounts of Bimbisara in the Jain texts and the Buddhist Pāli Canon, since he was a contemporary of Mahavira and Gautama Buddha.
King Bimbisara was a disciple of Mahaveera and frequently sought his teachings.
Tradition tells us that Bimbisara was imprisoned by his son Ajatashatru who is said to have starved him to death.
He was the son of King Bimbisara, the great monarch of Magadha.
According to Jaina tradition, Ajatasatru was born to king Bimbisara and Queen Chelna ; Buddhist tradition records Ajatasatru being born to King Bimbisara and queen Kosala Devi.
King Bimbisara, learning about the child being thrown out, ran outside and picked up the child and put its bleeding little finger in his mouth and sucked it till it stopped bleeding and continued this for days until it was healed.
After eating a morsel he asked his mother Chelna who was sitting in the same dining room, whether she has ever seen any father loving and caring as much as he is, to which his mother narrated the story of affection of King Bimbisara for him.
According to the Nirayāvaliyā Suttā Ajatasatru was born to King Bimbisara and Queen Chelna, who was the daughter of Chetaka the king of Vaisali, who was the brother of Queen Triśalá, mother of Mahavira.
According to Dīgha nikāya, Ajatasatru was born to King Bimbisara and Queen Kosala Devi, who was the daughter of Maha-Kosala, the king of Kosala and sister of Prasenjit who latter succeeded to the throne.
The City of Kasi was given to Bimbisara as dowry by Maha-kosala.
Just after this Prasenjit, like Bimbisara, was deposed by his son Virudhaka, and died.
Such was his role as King Bimbisara who retains Makube Rock's ambitious and self-preserving nature but also appears in a positive light as the only character wise and clearsighted enough to immediately recognise Siddhartha's greatness and grants him his name Buddha-The Enlightened One.
Bimbisara and King
Although the offering of water to Vasudhara may have pre-Buddhist roots, this ceremony is believed to have been started by King Bimbisara, who poured the libation of water, to share his merit with his ancestors who had become pretas.
King Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty led an active and expansive policy, conquering Anga in what is now West Bengal.
King Bimbisara, depicted in Burmese art, offering his kingdom to the Buddha.
According to Buddhist scriptures, King Bimbisara met the Buddha for the first time prior to the Buddha's enlightenment, and later became an important disciple.
Bimbisara sent Jivaka to Ujjain for medical treatment of King Pradyata, the king of Avanti.
Family tree showing Mahavira's relation to King Bimbisara
Meanwhile the very intelligent Prince Abhayakumara ( son of King Bimbisara and Queen Nanda ) fried a wild fruit that seemed like heart and gave it to the queen.
Once King Bimbisara decided to give gifts to his children ( those born of Queen Chelna ), he gave an 18 fold Divine Necklace to Hallakumara and one Sechanaka ( watering ) White elephant ( pachyderm ) to Vihallakumara, which cost more than half of Magadha.
He called his half brothers, Kalakumaras ( 10 kalakumaras, those born to King Bimbisara and 10 Kali Queens Kali, Sukali, Mahakali, etc ..) to merge their army with his.
When King Bimbisara heard of this, he abolished the toll for ascetics.
Bimbisara and later
He describes having wandered from the Ceylonese ocean to the seas of Malaya, having travelled in Ancient India in the times of Emperor Bimbisara, and centuries later, in the times of Ashoka the Great.
Bimbisara and Magadha
In Magadha, the descendents of Brhadratha and Jarasandha retain the throne till they are replaced by the Sisunaga dynasty, which among others include the famous kings Bimbisara and Ajatasatru.
Stories of her beauty travelled to the ears of Bimbisara, king of the hostile neighbouring kingdom of Magadha.
# Janavasabha Sutta: King Bimbisara of Magadha, reborn as the god Janavasabha, tells the Buddha that his teaching has resulted in increased numbers of people being reborn as gods ( according to the Buddhist scriptures, Bimbisara was a Buddhist, but the Jain scriptures say he was a Jain )
Anga was annexed by Magadha in the time of Bimbisara.
Khema, one of the three queens of Bimbisara ( reign 544-491 BCE ), the ruler of the Magadha from the Haryanka dynasty was also a princess from the Madra clan.
Bimbisara and dynasty
Bimbisara ( 543-493 BCE ) was imprisoned and killed by his son Ajatashatru ( 491-461 BCE ) who then became his successor, and under whose rule the dynasty reached its largest extent.
Bimbisara and .
Bimbisara used marriage alliances to strengthen his position.
When Bimbisara learnt of the prince's intentions he abdicated the throne.
Ajatasatru thus on Devadatta's words put Bimbisara behind the bars.
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