Devadatta
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Devadatta was, by tradition, a Buddhist monk, cousin and brother-in-law of Gautama Siddhārtha. The accounts of his life vary greatly, but he is generally seen as an evil and divisive figure in Buddhis
Death of Devadatta, sinking into the Earth
Devadatta sucked into hell. Illustration by Hokusai
Devadatta kills the elephant.
Bimbisara
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Bimbisāra or Shrenika and Seniya in the Jain histories was the King of Magadha and belonged to the Haryanka dynasty. He was the son of Bhattiya. His expansion of the kingdom, especially his annexation
Devadatta
…that Devadatta had changed for the worse. Seeing the danger in this, Devadatta approached Prince Ajātashatru and encouraged him to kill his father King Bimbisāra, while Devadatta killed the Buddha. The king found out about his plan and handed over control of the kingdom to his son and heir. Ajātashatru then gave…
Bimbisara with his royal cortege issuing from the city of Rajagriha to visit the Buddha.
King Bimbisara visits the Bamboo Garden (Venuvana) in Rajagriha; artwork from Sanchi
Bimbisara's jail, where King Bimbisāra was imprisoned, in Rajgir
An idol of Padmanabh Swami (Shrenika Maharaja), the first Tirthankara of the next time cycle as per Śvetāmbara iconography at Jain Center of Southern California, Buena Park, California